(Effective May 1, 2026)
PDFWAC 110-145-3220
CRC age and length-of-stay requirements.
Facilities licensed as:
(1) CRCs must follow the maximum length-of-stay requirements outlined in RCW 43.185C.290;
(2) Secure CRCs may be licensed to provide care to youth ages 12 through 17 years old who meet one of the following criteria:
(a) Youth ordered by the court to be placed for contempt on at-risk youth orders. These youth may be ordered into a secure CRC that is colocated with a detention facility; or
(b) Youth placed by law enforcement officers and who are runaways, in dangerous situations, or in violation of curfew; and
(3) Semi-secure CRCs may be licensed to provide care to youth ages 12 years through 17 years old who meet one of the following criteria:
(a) Youth are beyond the control of their parents or guardians and behave in a way that endangers an individual's welfare;
(b) Need assistance getting any of the following:
(i) Food;
(ii) Shelter;
(iii) Health care;
(iv) Clothing;
(v) Educational services; or
(vi) Resolving family conflicts;
(c) Need temporary protective custody; or
(d) Have parents or guardians who are not able or willing to continue efforts to keep the family together.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.15.030. WSR 25-23-103, s 110-145-3220, filed 11/18/25, effective 5/1/26.]