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Wash. Rev. Stat. § 13.70.150
Revised Code of Washington
Title
13. Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders
Chapter
13.70. Substitute Care of Children--Review Board System
§ 13.70.150. Indian
children--Local Indian child welfare advisory committee may serve as citizen
review board
(1) If a case involves an Indian child, as defined by 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903
or by department rule or policy, the court may appoint the local Indian
child welfare advisory committee to serve as the citizen review board
for the case unless otherwise requested by the child's tribe or by the
local Indian child welfare advisory committee.
(2)
The provisions of RCW 13.70.030, 13.70.040, 13.70.050, and 13.70.090(1)
shall not apply to cases in which the court has appointed a committee
to serve as a citizen review board. All other provisions of this chapter
shall apply to such cases.
(3)
Within ten days following court appointment of a committee to serve as
a citizen review board for a particular case, the committee shall notify
the court whether the committee will accept the case for review. If the
committee accepts a case for review, the committee shall conduct the review
in accordance with the requirements of this chapter except as otherwise
provided in this section. If the committee does not accept a case for
review, the court shall immediately reassign the case to an available
board.
(4)
The requirements of this chapter do not affect tribal sovereignty and
shall not apply to cases involving Indian children who are under tribal
court jurisdiction or wardship.
CREDIT(S)
[1991 c 127 § 1.]
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