RCW 68.52.010
Morgues authorized in counties.
The county legislative authority of each county may at its discretion provide and equip a public morgue together with suitable morgue wagon for the conveyance, receipt and proper disposition of the bodies of all deceased persons not claimed by relatives, and of all dead bodies which are by law subject to a postmortem or coroner's inquest: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That only one public morgue may be established in any county: PROVIDED FURTHER, That counties may agree to establish joint morgue facilities pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 § 19; 1917 c 90 § 1; RRS § 6040. Formerly RCW 68.12.010.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 16: See RCW 43.103.901.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains
Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.
68.52.010 - Morgues authorized in counties.
68.52.020 - Coroner to control morgue—Expense.
68.52.030 - Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire cemeteries, etc.
68.52.040 - Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries.
68.52.045 - Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board.
68.52.050 - Cemetery improvement fund.
68.52.060 - Care and investment of fund.
68.52.065 - Approval of investments.
68.52.070 - Cemetery improvement fund—Management.
68.52.080 - Books of account—Audit.
68.52.090 - Establishment authorized.
68.52.100 - Petition—Requisites—Examination.
68.52.110 - Hearing—Place and date.
68.52.120 - Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.
68.52.130 - Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands.
68.52.140 - Formation of district and election of first commissioners.
68.52.150 - Election, how conducted—Notice.
68.52.155 - Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies.
68.52.170 - Canvass of returns—Votes required for district formation.
68.52.180 - Review—When district formation is complete.
68.52.185 - Ballot proposition authorized for district formation.
68.52.190 - General powers of district.
68.52.193 - Public cemetery facilities or services—"Public agency" defined.
68.52.195 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
68.52.200 - Right of eminent domain.
68.52.220 - District commissioners—Compensation—Election.
68.52.250 - Special elections.
68.52.260 - Oath of commissioners.
68.52.270 - Organization of board—Secretary—Office—Meetings—Powers.
68.52.280 - Duty of county treasurer—Cemetery district fund.
68.52.290 - Tax levy authorized for fund.
68.52.300 - Disbursement of fund.
68.52.310 - Limitation of indebtedness—Limitation of tax levy.