PDFRCW 13.32A.128

Child admitted to secure facilityLimitations.

The department may take a runaway youth to a secure facility after attempting to notify the parent of the child's whereabouts. The department may not take a child to a secure facility if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the reason for the child's runaway status is the result of abuse or neglect.
[ 2009 c 569 s 5.]