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Wash. Rev. Code § 13.04.450 (2026)

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The provisions of chapters 13.04 and 13.40 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, shall be the exclusive authority for the adjudication and disposition of juvenile offenders except where otherwise expressly provided. Chapter 10.22 RCW does not apply to juvenile offender proceedings, including diversion, under chapter 13.40 RCW.
[ 1985 c 257 s 5; 1981 c 299 s 20.]

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Severability—1985 c 257: See note following RCW 13.34.165.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: State v. Rice, 655 P.2d 1145 (Wash. 1983).
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State v. Rice, 655 P.2d 1145 (Wash. 1983). · cites it 10× “RCW 13.04.450 provides The provisions of chapters 13.”
State v. E.C., 922 P.2d 152 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “With respect to the disposition of juvenile offenders, RCW 13.04.450 provides in pertinent part that "[t]he provisions of Chapter 13.”
State v. Adcock, 676 P.2d 1040 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “In construing the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977, a court looks exclusively to the statute as authority for the adjudication and disposition of juvenile offenders, except where otherwise expressly provided.”
State v. SMH, 887 P.2d 903 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “" RCW 13.04.450. In light of the Legislature's enactment of the juvenile sexual motivation statute, there would have been no reason, or justification, for the Legislature to rely on the adult sexual motivation statute as an aggravating factor for juvenile dispositions.”
State v. GAH, 137 P.3d 66 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “RCW 13.04.450. ¶ 27 When the legislature used the word "shall," it imposed a mandatory duty.”
State v. G.A.H., 133 Wash. App. 567 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “RCW 13.04.450. ¶27 When the legislature used the word “shall,” it imposed a mandatory duty.”
State v. Ford, 995 P.2d 93 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “In 1985, the legislature amended RCW 13.04.450 3 by adding a single sentence: “Chapter 10.”
State v. J.V., 132 P.3d 1116 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “” RCW 13.04.450. RCW 13.40.160(2). RCW 13.40.”
State v. Sargent, 674 P.2d 1268 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “The crime victims compensation assistance act expressly provided that its penalty assessment applied to juvenile dispositions: (1) Whenever any person is found guilty in any court of competent jurisdiction of having committed a crime, .”
State v. Rabon, 727 P.2d 995 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “RCW 13.04.450 contains language of preemption.”
State v. Beard, 694 P.2d 692 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). “, dissenting) (decided before the enactment of RCW 13.04.450); State v. Adcock, 36 Wn. App.”
State v. Anderson, 678 P.2d 1310 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “(7) Penalty assessments under this section shall also be imposed in juvenile offense dispositions under Title 13 RCW.”
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