Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 13 Juvenile Courts And Juvenile Offenders - Section 13.80.020 Definitions

§ 13.80.020. Definitions

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Court-involved youth" means those youth under the age of twenty-one who, within the past twenty-four months:

(a) Have served a court-imposed sentence;

(b) Are or have been on probation or parole; or

(c) Are involved in a legal proceeding in which the youth may be found to have committed a criminal or juvenile offense and are not participating in a diversion agreement under RCW 13.40.080.

(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.

[1994 c 152 § 2.]

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