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                          RULE 7.4
                     DETENTION HEARING

    (a) Notice. The notice required by RCW 13.40.050(2) for a detention
hearing shall be given in accordance with rule 11.2.
    (b) Procedure at Hearing. The detention hearing shall be held in
accordance with RCW 13.40.050(3) and (4). All parties shall have an
opportunity to present evidence and to be heard on the issue of continued
detention.
    (c) Determination by Court Generally. At the hearing the court shall
determine whether continued detention is necessary under RCW 13.40.040.
    (d) Determination That Detention Necessary. If the court finds that
continued detention is necessary, the court shall state on the record the
specific statutory provision and the facts on which the court based its
order for continued detention. The juvenile may nevertheless be released
upon posting of a bond and the imposition of conditions upon such release
pursuant to RCW 13.40.040(4).
    (e) Determination That Detention Not Necessary. If the court at the
detention hearing determines that continued detention is not necessary, the
juvenile shall be ordered released on personal recognizance. The court may
impose conditions on the release pursuant to RCW 13.40.050(6).
	

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