HCCLR 13
            Declination of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction


  (A) The Court hereby declines jurisdiction to the
      applicable adult District or Municipal Court of all traffic
      infractions, traffic misdemeanors, or traffic gross
      misdemeanors alleged to have been committed by a person 16
      years old or older, but under 18 years of age.

  (B) The Court hereby declines jurisdiction to the
      applicable adult District or Municipal Court of all
      Department of Fish and Wildlife infractions, DFW
      misdemeanors, or DFW gross misdemeanors alleged to
      have been committed by a person 16 years old or older, but under
      18 years of age.

  (C) The Juvenile Departments of the Superior Court of
      Washington for Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield Counties
      shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all infractions,
      misdemeanors, or gross misdemeanors alleged to have
      been committed by a person 15 years of age or less, and all
      felonies alleged to have been committed by a person
      under 18 years of age for which the person has not been
      remanded by the Court to adult court.


(Effective 9/1/03)