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                          HOUSE BILL 1339

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Ballasiotes, Morris, Costa, Carlson and Conway

Read first time 01/23/95.  Referred to Committee on Corrections.

Revising provisions relating to juvenile probation and detention services.

    AN ACT Relating to juvenile services; and amending RCW 13.04.035.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 13.04.035 and 1991 c 363 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    Juvenile court((, probation counselor, and detention services)) shall be administered by the superior court, except that by local court rule and agreement with the legislative authority of the county ((they)) this service may be administered by the legislative authority of the county ((in the manner prescribed by RCW 13.20.060:  PROVIDED, That)).  Juvenile probation counselor and detention services shall be administered by the superior court, except that (1) the county legislative authority may prescribe for alternative administration of these services by ordinance; and (2) in any county with a population of one million or more, ((such)) probation and detention services shall be administered in accordance with chapter 13.20 RCW.  The administrative body shall appoint an administrator of juvenile court, probation counselor, and detention services who shall be responsible for day-to-day administration of such services, and who may also serve in the capacity of a probation counselor.  One person may, pursuant to the agreement of more than one administrative body, serve as administrator of more than one juvenile court.

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