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Wash. Rev. Code § 13.16.030 (2026)

Mandatory function of counties

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The construction, acquisition and maintenance of juvenile detention facilities for dependent, wayward and delinquent children, separate and apart from the detention facilities for adults, is hereby declared to be a mandatory function of the several counties of the state.
[ 1945 c 188 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 2004-2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2010 · leading case: Tommy P. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 645 P.2d 697 (Wash. 1982).
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Tommy P. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 645 P.2d 697 (Wash. 1982). · cites it 2× “RCW 13.16.030 provides: The construction, acquisition and maintenance of juvenile detention facilities for dependent, wayward and delinquent children, separate and apart from the detention facilities for adults, is hereby declared to be a mandatory function of the several…”
City of East Wenatchee v. Douglas Cnty., 156 Wash. App. 523 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “Douglas County’s contract with Martin Hall as a juvenile facility complies with RCW 13.16.030 requiring Douglas County to maintain a juvenile facility.”
City of East Wenatchee v. Douglas Cnty., 233 P.3d 910 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “Douglas County's contract with Martin Hall as a juvenile facility complies with RCW 13.16.030 requiring Douglas County to maintain a juvenile facility.”
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