{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.44.275","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.44.275","heading":"Commercial sexual abuse—Use of validated assessment tool to screen.","body":"(1) The department must use a validated assessment tool to screen a child for commercial sexual abuse of a minor if a report of abuse and neglect under RCW 26.44.030 alleges commercial sexual abuse of a minor.\n(2) Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child under the jurisdiction of a juvenile justice agency has suffered commercial sexual abuse of a minor, the juvenile justice agency must use a validated assessment tool to screen the child for commercial sexual abuse of a minor and report such abuse and neglect pursuant to RCW 26.44.030.\n(3) For purposes of this section, \"juvenile justice agency\" means any of the following: Law enforcement; diversion units; juvenile courts; detention centers; and persons or public or private agencies having children committed to their custody.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.44.275","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:03:42Z","sha256":"7b68c7bdd93c61cc935a2bf901e3e70e791980d6cfc7180120f1b6befe2768fb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.44.272","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.44.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}