Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 13.50 · 11 active provisions
(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Detention facility" means:(i) Any detention facility as defined under RCW 13.40.020; and(ii) Any juvenile correctional facility under alternative administration operated by a consortium of counties un…
(1) This section and RCW 13.50.260 and 13.50.270 govern records relating to the commission of juvenile offenses, including records relating to diversions.(2) The official juvenile court file of any alleged or proven juvenile offender shall be open to public inspection, unless sealed pursuant to RCW 13.50.260.(3) All re…
(1) This section governs records not covered by RCW 13.50.050, 13.50.260, and 13.50.270.(2) Records covered by this section shall be confidential and shall be released only pursuant to this section and RCW 13.50.010.(3) Records retained or produced by any juvenile justice or care agency may be released to other partici…
Any communication or advice privileged under RCW 5.60.060 that is disclosed by the office of the attorney general, the department of children, youth, and families, or the department of social and health services to the office of the family and children's ombuds may not be deemed to be a waiver of the privilege as to ot…
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the expungement of any juvenile record ordered expunged by a court to preserve the due process rights of its subject.
Records of disposition for a juvenile offense must be provided to schools as provided in RCW 13.04.155.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever a child is arrested for a violation of any law, including municipal ordinances, regulating the operation of vehicles on the public highways, a copy of the traffic citation and a record of the action taken by the court shall be forwarded by the juvenile court…
This chapter applies to all juvenile justice or care agency records created on or after July 1, 1978.
(1)(a) The court shall hold regular sealing hearings. During these regular sealing hearings, the court shall administratively seal an individual's juvenile record pursuant to the requirements of this subsection. Although the juvenile record shall be sealed, the social file may be available to any juvenile justice or ca…
(1)(a) Subject to RCW 13.50.050(13), all records maintained by any court or law enforcement agency, including the juvenile court, local law enforcement, the Washington state patrol, and the prosecutor's office, shall be automatically destroyed within ninety days of becoming eligible for destruction. Juvenile records ar…
(1) Courts and judicial agencies that maintain a database of juvenile records may provide those records, whether sealed or not, to government agencies for the purpose of carrying out research or data gathering functions. This data may also be linked with records from other agencies or research organizations, provided t…