Counties containing more than fifty thousand inhabitants shall, and counties containing a lesser number of inhabitants may, provide and maintain at public expense, a detention room or house of detention, separated or removed from any jail, or police station, to be in charge of a matron, or other person of good character, wherein all children within the provisions of this chapter shall, when necessary, be sheltered.
RCW 13.04.135
Establishment of house or room of detention.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 97 Wash. 2d 385 - Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners (1982)
Most recently applied in 97 Wash. 2d 385 - Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners (May 1982)
1983 c 98 s 2; 1945 c 121 s 1; 1913 c 160 s 13; Rem
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