Section 43.185C.270. Youth services—Officer taking child into custody—Placing in detention—Detention review hearing—Hearing on contempt.  


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  • (1) A child may be placed in detention after being taken into custody pursuant to RCW 43.185C.260(1)(d). The court shall hold a detention review hearing within twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The court shall release the child after twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless:
    (a) A motion and order to show why the child should not be held in contempt has been filed and served on the child at or before the detention hearing; and
    (b) The court believes that the child would not appear at a hearing on contempt.
    (2) If the court orders the child to remain in detention, the court shall set the matter for a hearing on contempt within seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
    NOTES:
    Short title2015 c 69: See RCW 43.330.911.
    Effective date2000 c 162 §§ 11-17: See note following RCW 43.185C.265.
    FindingsShort titleIntentConstruction1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
    Severability1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.