{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.34.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.34.040","heading":"\"Appropriate authority of the receiving state\" defined.","body":"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.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.34"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.34.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:41:44Z","sha256":"d793fe8679ba46c89a57e7626b6ffb267b3b3ab2d6e7975c368d4ad1c9c10136","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.34.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.34.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}