72.05.435 - Common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders -- Placement of juvenile convicted of a class A felony.

Common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders — Placement of juvenile convicted of a class A felony.

(1) The department shall establish by rule a policy for the common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the juvenile rehabilitation administration and the children's administration.

     (2) A juvenile confined under the jurisdiction of the juvenile rehabilitation administration who is convicted of a class A felony is not eligible for placement in a community facility operated by children's administration that houses juveniles who are not under the jurisdiction of juvenile rehabilitation administration unless:

     (a) The juvenile is housed in a separate living unit solely for juvenile offenders;

     (b) The community facility is a specialized treatment program and the youth is not assessed as sexually aggressive under RCW 13.40.470; or

     (c) The community facility is a specialized treatment program that houses one or more sexually aggressive youth and the juvenile is not assessed as sexually vulnerable under RCW 13.40.470.

[1998 c 269 § 15.]

Notes: Intent -- Finding -- Effective date -- 1998 c 269: See notes following RCW 72.05.020.