Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 13.04.300 (2026)

Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender

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Nothing in chapter 13.04, 13.06, 13.32A, 13.34, or 13.40 RCW may be construed to prevent a juvenile from being found both dependent and an offender if there exists a factual basis for such a finding.

[ 1983 c 3 s 15; 1979 c 155 s 14.]

Notes:

Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: State v. Poupart, 773 P.2d 893 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989).

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State v. Poupart, 773 P.2d 893 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “RCW 13.04.300. The DCFS caseworker here was present because Shawn was a dependent child, and thus DCFS had custody and would be determining where he would be placed if the court did not order long-term detention.”

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