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Washington State Court Rules : Juvenile Court Rules

Table of Rules
Title 1 - Scope and Application of Rules
1.1	Scope of Rules
1.2	Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
1.3	Definitions
1.4	Applicability of Other Rules
1.5	Continuation of Actions
Title 2 - Shelter Care Proceedings
2.1	Placement of Juvenile in Shelter Care Generally
2.2	Release of Juvenile From Shelter Care Without Hearing
2.3	Right to and Notice of Shelter Care Hearing
2.4	Procedure at Shelter Care Hearing
2.5	Amendment of Shelter Care Order
Title 3 - Dependency Proceedings
3.1	Invoking Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
3.2	Who May File Petition--Venue
3.3	Content of Dependency Petition
3.4	Notice and Summons--Scheduling of Factfinding Hearing
3.5	Amendment of Petition
3.6	Answer to Petition
3.7	Factfinding Hearing
3.8	Disposition Hearing
3.9	Review Hearing
3.10	Modification of Order
3.11	Guardianship in Juvenile Court
Title 4 - Proceedings to Terminate Parent-Child Relationship
4.1	Invoking Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
4.2	Pleadings
4.3	Notice of Termination Hearing
Title 5 - Proceedings For Alternative Residential Placement
5.1	Invoking Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
5.2	Pleadings--Release of Child in Crisis Residential Center
5.3	Scheduling of Factfinding Hearing
5.4	Notice of Factfinding Hearing
5.5	Procedure at Factfinding Hearing
5.6	Disposition Hearing
5.7	Review Hearing
Title 5A Proceedings For At-Risk Youth
5A.1	Invoking Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
5A.2	Scheduling of Fact-Finding Hearing
5A.3	Notice of Fact-Finding Hearing
5A.4	Procedure at Fact-Finding Hearing
5A.5	Disposition Hearing
5A.6	Review Hearing
Title 6 - Juvenile Offense Proceedings--Diversion Agreements
6.1	Eligibility for Diversion
6.2	Right To Consult With a Lawyer
6.3	Waiver of Right to Lawyer
6.4	Advice About Diversion Process
6.5	Rescinded
6.6	Termination of Diversion Agreement
Title 7 - Juvenile Offense Proceedings in Juvenile Court
7.1	Invoking Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
7.2	Information
7.3	Detention and Release
7.4	Detention Hearing
7.5	Issuance of Summons or Warrant
7.6	Arraignment and Pleas
7.7	Statement of Juvenile on Plea of Guilty (in Word format)
7.8	Time for Adjudicatory Hearing
7.9	Joinder of Offenses and Consolidation of Adjudicatory Hearings
7.10	Severance of Offenses and Consolidated Hearings
7.11	Adjudicatory Hearing
7.12	Disposition Hearing
7.13	Release Pending Appellate Review
7.14	Modification of Disposition Order
7.15	Waiver of Right to Counsel (in Word format)
Title 8 - Declining Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over An Alleged Juvenile Offender
8.1	Time for Decline Hearing
8.2	Procedure at Decline Hearing
Title 9 - Right to Lawyer and Experts in All Juvenile Court Proceedings
9.1	Alternative Residential Placement--Mandatory Appointment of Lawyer
9.2	Additional Right to Representation by Lawyer
9.2 Stds	Standards for Indigent Defense (in Word Format)
9.3	Right to Appointment of Experts in Juvenile Offense Proceedings
Title 10 - Juvenile Court Records
10.1	Scope of Title 10
10.2	Recording Juvenile Court Proceedings
10.3	Access of Parent to Records (Rescinded)
10.4	Motions Concerning Juvenile Records (Rescinded)
10.5	Access to Official Juvenile Court Files (Reserved)
10.6	Challenging Juvenile Court Records (Reserved)
10.7	Sealing Juvenile Court Records (Reserved)
10.8	Destruction of Juvenile Court Records (Reserved)
10.9	Only Complete Information Released (Reserved)
Title 11 - Supplemental Provisions
11.1	Computing Time
11.2	Notice of Proceeding
11.3	Notice to Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, Nonrelative Caregivers, or Relative Caregivers
11.21	Title and Citation of Rules
11.22	Rules Superseded
11.4-11.20	Reserved

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