As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state shall mean the department of children, youth, and families.
RCW 26.34.040
"Appropriate authority of the receiving state" defined.
2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 331; 1971 ex.s. c 168 s 4.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.