Children In Need of Services (CHINS)
LEWIS COUNTY JUVENILE COURT
CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES LEGISLATION
R.C.W. l3.32A Effective 7/23/95
Child In Need of Services (CHINS) means a juvenile:
1. Who is beyond the control of his or her parent such that the child’s behavior endangers thehealth, safety, or welfare of the child or other person;
2. Who has been reported to law enforcement as absent without consent for at least 24 consecutive hours from the parent’s home, a crisis residential center, an out-of-home placement, or a court-ordered placement on two or more separate occasions; and
3. Who is in need of necessary services, including food, shelter, health care, clothing, educational, or services designed to maintain or reunite the family;