Local Juvenile Court Rule 1.1
             SCOPE OF RULES, PURPOSE OF RULES, EFFECTIVE DATE, AMENDMENTS


    (A)  Scope.  These local rules relate to the procedure in the Juvenile Court of
Benton and Franklin Counties and shall supplement the State Superior Juvenile
Court Rules.  These rules shall also govern the policy and administration of
the Juvenile Court.

    (B)  Purpose.  The express purpose of the local rules is to develop
standardized policy and procedures to ensure the fair and efficient operation
of the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Division of the Superior Court of the State of
Washington in Benton and Franklin County.

    (C)  Effective Date.  These rules shall take effect on the 1st day of April
1988.  All previous existing local Juvenile Court rules are hereby superseded
and declared void by the adoption of these rules.

    (D)  Amendments.  The Judges of the Benton-Franklin County Superior Court may
from time to time amend these rules.


[Adopted effective April 1, 1988, amended effective September 1, 2003]