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1996 Washington Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1996)

handle is hein.sag/sagwa0107 and id is 1 raw text is: Christine 0. Gregoire Attorney General of Washington SUPERIOR COURTS--DISTRICT COURTS--JUVENILE COURTS--PUBLIC RECORDS-- SCHOOLS--TRUANCY--CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE COURT RECORDS IN TRUANCY CASES. The records of a juvenile court in a truancy case are confidential and not available for public inspection and copying, with the limited exceptions listed in RCW 13.50.010 and 13.50.100. January 31, 1996 The Honorable Mary C. McQueen Administrator for the Courts P.O. Box 41170 Cite as: Olympia, WA 98504-1170 AGO 1996 No. 1 Dear Ms. McQueen: By letter previously acknowledged, you have asked for our opinion on the following question: Are superior court clerks and juvenile courts required by law to treat as confidential the pleadings and other records of truancy cases? For the reasons stated in the analysis below, we answer your question in the affirmative. ANALYSIS As your letter states, your question is prompted by the enactment of chapter 312, Laws of 1995, a comprehensive bill dealing with non-offender at-risk youth and their families. Sections 68 and 69 of chapter 312 revise the laws concerning truancy, and specifically direct school districts to file truancy petitions with the juvenile court on any student with more than five unexcused absences from school in a month or ten unexcused absences in a school year.' As a result of this legislation, you anticipate an increase in the truancy cases in the juvenile courts, Section 68, chapter 312, Laws of 1995, is an amendment to RCW 28A.225.030. Section 69 is a new section which has been codified as RCW 28A.225.035. Attorney General of Washington Post Office Box 40100 Olympia WA 98504-0100 Phone: (206) 753-6200

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