RCW 72.01.415: Offender under eighteen confined to a jail

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PDFRCW 72.01.415

Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.

An offender under the age of eighteen who is convicted in adult criminal court of a crime and who is committed for a term of confinement in a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020, must be housed in a jail cell that does not contain adult offenders, until the offender reaches the age of eighteen.

[ 1997 c 338 § 42.]

NOTES:

Finding—Evaluation—Report—1997 c 338: See note following RCW 13.40.0357.

Severability—Effective dates—1997 c 338: See notes following RCW 5.60.060.