Washington Code 72.05.210 – Juvenile court law — Applicability — Synonymous terms
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RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 shall be construed in connection with and supplemental to the juvenile court law as embraced in chapter 13.04 RCW. Process, procedure, probation by the court prior to commitment, and commitment shall be as provided therein. The terms “delinquency”, “delinquent” and “delinquent children” as used and applied in the juvenile court law and the terms “behavior problems” and “children with behavior problems” as used in RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 are synonymous and interchangeable.
[ 1959 c 28 § 72.05.210. Prior: 1951 c 234 § 20. Formerly RCW 43.19.420.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 72.05.210
- Juvenile: means a person under the age of twenty-one who has been sentenced to a term of confinement under the supervision of the department under RCW 13. See Washington Code 72.05.020
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.