Juvenile Detention Intake Criteria

I. Juveniles under the age of 8 years cannot be found guilty of offenses under RCW 9A.04.050 and will not be detained.

II. Alleged New Offense:

Juveniles presented on the following charges will be detained for judicial review:

1. Offenses listed in Addendum 1.
2. Any offense involving possession of a Firearm.
3. Youth age sixteen (16) years or older who are presented on a domestic violence charge as defined in RCW 10.31.100 and RCW 10.99.020 (see Addendum 2). For youth under age 16 presented on a domestic violence offense not in Addendum 1 see Section VI- E if applicable.
4. Any assault on a school staff person, administrator, or teacher.

III. Warrants:

All Juveniles with an active warrant may be presented to Juvenile Detention Intake for Screening.

1. Juveniles presented on the following active warrants will be detained for judicial review:
   1. Any warrant issued for an Addendum 1 offense or any Tier-1 warrant.
   2. Violation of Conditions of Release, Material witness, or Probable Cause warrants.
   3. Warrants issued for At-Risk Youth, Child in Need of Services (CHINS), Truancy, or Dependency cases.
   4. Out of Jurisdiction, Parole, Federal Detainer or Municipal/District Court warrant.
2. To determine if any other King County Superior Court warrant will be detained for judicial review, the criteria referenced in General Order 07-2-12050-5 SEA (Tier 2 Warrants) will be applied.

IV. History:

Juveniles presented on any new offense who meet the following criteria will be detained for judicial review. History criteria are limited to information available through JJWEB (King County Juvenile Justice Web-Based data system).

1. Pending Matter:
   1. Committed a new offense with a pending offender matter. Pending is defined as filed on to disposition.
2. Detention History:
   1. Juvenile is known to have been released from juvenile detention within the previous thirty (30) days.
3. Criminal History:
   1. Prior adjudication (finding of guilt) for any felony within the previous three (3) months based on date pled/found guilty.

V. Other Criteria:

Juveniles who meet the following criteria will be detained for judicial review or transport:

A. Administrative Holds.

1. Juveniles presented for court from the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA), in transit, parole hold/revocation.
2. Court holds from other jurisdictions
3. Immigration holds

B. When the identification of a juvenile is uncertain.

1. The juvenile's identity is not verifiable.
2. The juvenile refuses to give necessary current information regarding name and age.

VI. Detain Override:

Under the following circumstances a youth who does not meet any criteria in Sections I through V may be detained for judicial review:

A. The juvenile is likely to interfere with administration of justice.

1. The juvenile has demonstrated a serious intent to intimidate witnesses or others involved with pending matter.
2. There is reason to believe that the juvenile is likely to destroy evidence and the opportunity exists to do so.

B. Danger to Self

1. When there is reason to believe that a juvenile is a danger to self for mental health and/or substance abuse reasons, and does not fit other detention criteria, a mental health professional or recognized expert in the appropriate area is to be called immediately for an evaluation. The juvenile will be released to other resources as soon as possible, or when the condition is no longer present.

C. Fear of Harm

1. Upon a finding that members of the community have threatened the health of a juvenile taken into custody, at the juvenile's request the youth may be detained pending further order of the court.

D. The juvenile will likely fail to appear for further proceedings.

1. There is a clear intent on the part of the juvenile not to appear in court based on a statement to that effect or actions.

E. Special Circumstances:

1. The youth’s behavior demonstrates imminent threat to other person(s) and/or the youth is involved in a volatile and escalating situation that is likely to result in physical harm to other person(s) or significant damage to property.

NOTE: When an override to detain a youth who does not meet the Detention Intake Criteria (Section VI. A-E) is requested, specific circumstances must be cited that directly support the reason for the override.

Addendum 1: Detainable Offenses – Juveniles presented on the following charges will be detained for judicial review: