WAC 388-25-0040: How long may a child served by the department remain in out-of-home placement before a court hearing is held?

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WACs > Title 388 > Chapter 388-25 > Section 388-25-0040

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388-25-0037 << 388-25-0040 >> 388-25-0042

WAC 388-25-0040	No agency filings affecting this section since 2003
How long may a child served by the department remain in out-of-home placement before a court hearing is held?

Within seventy-two hours after a child enters care, a shelter care hearing must be held. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are excluded in the seventy-two-hour requirement. A court order must be obtained to keep a child in shelter care for longer than thirty days.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-25-0040, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.]