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Wash. Juv. Ct. R. 8.1

Time for Decline Hearing

activein force · 1978-07-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Initiating Decline Hearing. If required or requested pursuant to RCW 13.40.110, a

decline hearing shall be scheduled and held separate from and prior to the adjudicatory hearing.

(b) Time for Hearing in Felony Cases. In any case where declining jurisdiction would

allow criminal prosecution for a felony, the decline hearing shall be held within 14 days after the

information is filed unless the time is extended by the court for good cause.

rule 11.2.

History

[Adopted effective July 1, 1978.]

Provenance

Source: www.courts.wa.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Edition: 2026-09-16
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