Revised Code of Washington
Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains

68.04.900 - Construction—Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. - RCW 68.04.900 Construction—Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c...

Chapter 68.05 - Funeral and Cemetery Board.

68.05.010 - Definitions. - RCW 68.05.010 Definitions. The definitions in chapter 68.04 RCW are...

68.05.020 - "Board" defined. - RCW 68.05.020 "Board" defined. The term "board" used in this...

68.05.024 - "Department" defined. - RCW 68.05.024 "Department" defined. "Department" used in this chapter means...

68.05.028 - "Director" defined. - RCW 68.05.028 "Director" defined. "Director" used in this chapter means...

68.05.030 - "Endowment care," "endowed care" defined. - RCW 68.05.030 "Endowment care," "endowed care" defined. The terms "endowment...

68.05.090 - Administration and enforcement of title. - RCW 68.05.090 Administration and enforcement of title. The board shall...

68.05.095 - Program administrator or manager. - RCW 68.05.095 Program administrator or manager. The director, in consultation...

68.05.100 - Rules. - RCW 68.05.100 Rules. The board may establish necessary rules for...

68.05.105 - Authority of the board. - RCW 68.05.105 Authority of the board. In addition to the...

68.05.115 - Sale or transfer of cemetery authority or creation of a new cemetery—Penalty for noncompliance. - RCW 68.05.115 Sale or transfer of cemetery authority or creation...

68.05.120 - Actions to enforce law—Attorney general. - RCW 68.05.120 Actions to enforce law—Attorney general. The board is...

68.05.150 - Examination of funds—Powers, duties. - RCW 68.05.150 Examination of funds—Powers, duties. In making such examination...

68.05.155 - Prearrangement sales license. - RCW 68.05.155 Prearrangement sales license. To enter into prearrangement contracts...

68.05.160 - Action required when authority fails to deposit minimum endowment amount or comply with prearrangement contract provisions. - RCW 68.05.160 Action required when authority fails to deposit minimum...

68.05.170 - Order requiring reinvestment in compliance with title—Actions for preservation and protection. - RCW 68.05.170 Order requiring reinvestment in compliance with title—Actions for...

68.05.173 - Revocation, suspension of certificate or license. - RCW 68.05.173 Revocation, suspension of certificate or license. Upon violation...

68.05.175 - License or endorsement required for cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction. - RCW 68.05.175 License or endorsement required for cremation, alkaline hydrolysis,...

68.05.180 - Annual report of authority—Contents—Verification. - RCW 68.05.180 Annual report of authority—Contents—Verification. Each cemetery authority in...

68.05.190 - Examination of reports. - RCW 68.05.190 Examination of reports. The board shall examine the...

68.05.195 - Burial or scatter of human remains—Permit. - RCW 68.05.195 Burial or scatter of human remains—Permit. Any person...

68.05.205 - Fees. - RCW 68.05.205 Fees. The director with the consent of the...

68.05.210 - Proof of applicant's compliance with laws and financial responsibility. - RCW 68.05.210 Proof of applicant's compliance with laws and financial...

68.05.215 - Certificates—Regulatory charges—Expiration. - RCW 68.05.215 Certificates—Regulatory charges—Expiration. The regulatory charges for cemetery certificates...

68.05.225 - Sales licenses—Terms—Fees. - RCW 68.05.225 Sales licenses—Terms—Fees. All prearrangement sales licenses issued under...

68.05.235 - Reports—Failure to file. - RCW 68.05.235 Reports—Failure to file. (1) Each authorized cemetery authority...

68.05.240 - Interment, certificate of authority required—Penalty. - RCW 68.05.240 Interment, certificate of authority required—Penalty. It shall be...

68.05.245 - Crematory permits, licenses, or endorsements—Terms—Fees. - RCW 68.05.245 Crematory permits, licenses, or endorsements—Terms—Fees. (1) All permits,...

68.05.254 - Examination of endowment funds and prearrangement trust funds. - RCW 68.05.254 Examination of endowment funds and prearrangement trust funds....

68.05.259 - Payment of examination expenses. - RCW 68.05.259 Payment of examination expenses. If any cemetery authority...

68.05.290 - Board members' immunity from suits. - RCW 68.05.290 Board members' immunity from suits. Members of the...

68.05.300 - Unprofessional conduct—Disciplinary action. - RCW 68.05.300 Unprofessional conduct—Disciplinary action. In addition to the unprofessional...

68.05.310 - Prearrangement sales—Disciplinary action. - RCW 68.05.310 Prearrangement sales—Disciplinary action. No cemetery authority whose prearrangement...

68.05.320 - Board action against authorities—Administrative procedures. - RCW 68.05.320 Board action against authorities—Administrative procedures. (1) The board...

68.05.330 - Violation—Penalty—Unfair practice—Other laws applicable. - RCW 68.05.330 Violation—Penalty—Unfair practice—Other laws applicable. Unless specified otherwise in...

68.05.340 - Board action against authorities—Cease and desist orders. - RCW 68.05.340 Board action against authorities—Cease and desist orders. Whenever...

68.05.350 - Delaying board action pending administrative proceedings. - RCW 68.05.350 Delaying board action pending administrative proceedings. Within ten...

68.05.360 - Board action against authorities—Hearing location—Decision—Review. - RCW 68.05.360 Board action against authorities—Hearing location—Decision—Review. Any administrative hearing...

68.05.370 - Board action against authorities—Enforcement of orders. - RCW 68.05.370 Board action against authorities—Enforcement of orders. The board...

68.05.400 - Exemptions from chapter. - RCW 68.05.400 Exemptions from chapter. The provisions of this chapter...

68.05.430 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act. - RCW 68.05.430 Uniform regulation of business and professions act. The...

68.05.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.05.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. This act is necessary...

Chapter 68.20 - Private Cemeteries.

68.20.010 - Incorporation required. - RCW 68.20.010 Incorporation required. It is unlawful for any corporation,...

68.20.020 - Corporations, how organized. - RCW 68.20.020 Corporations, how organized. Any private corporation authorized by...

68.20.030 - Powers of existing corporations enlarged. - RCW 68.20.030 Powers of existing corporations enlarged. The powers, privileges...

68.20.040 - Prior corporations not affected. - RCW 68.20.040 Prior corporations not affected. The provisions of *this...

68.20.050 - General powers of cemetery corporations. - RCW 68.20.050 General powers of cemetery corporations. Unless otherwise limited...

68.20.060 - Specific powers—Rule making and enforcement. - RCW 68.20.060 Specific powers—Rule making and enforcement. A cemetery authority...

68.20.061 - Specific powers—Control of property. - RCW 68.20.061 Specific powers—Control of property. It may restrict and...

68.20.062 - Specific powers—Regulation as to type of markers, monuments, etc. - RCW 68.20.062 Specific powers—Regulation as to type of markers, monuments,...

68.20.063 - Specific powers—Regulation or prohibition as to the erection of monuments, effigies, etc. - RCW 68.20.063 Specific powers—Regulation or prohibition as to the erection...

68.20.064 - Specific powers—Regulation of plants and shrubs. - RCW 68.20.064 Specific powers—Regulation of plants and shrubs. It may...

68.20.065 - Specific powers—Prevention of interment. - RCW 68.20.065 Specific powers—Prevention of interment. It may prevent interment...

68.20.066 - Specific powers—Prevention of improper assemblages. - RCW 68.20.066 Specific powers—Prevention of improper assemblages. It may regulate...

68.20.067 - Specific powers—Rules and regulations for general purposes. - RCW 68.20.067 Specific powers—Rules and regulations for general purposes. It...

68.20.070 - Rules and regulations—Posting. - RCW 68.20.070 Rules and regulations—Posting. The rules and regulations made...

68.20.080 - Cities and counties may regulate cemeteries. - RCW 68.20.080 Cities and counties may regulate cemeteries. Cities and...

68.20.110 - Nonprofit cemetery association—Tax exempt land. - RCW 68.20.110 Nonprofit cemetery association—Tax exempt land. Nonprofit cemetery associations...

68.20.120 - Sold lots exempt from taxes, etc.—Nonprofit associations. - RCW 68.20.120 Sold lots exempt from taxes, etc.—Nonprofit associations. Burial...

68.20.140 - Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. - RCW 68.20.140 Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. This chapter does...

Chapter 68.24 - Cemetery Property.

68.24.010 - Right to acquire property. - RCW 68.24.010 Right to acquire property. Cemetery authorities may take...

68.24.020 - Surveys and maps. - RCW 68.24.020 Surveys and maps. Every cemetery authority, from time...

68.24.030 - Declaration of dedication and maps—Filing. - RCW 68.24.030 Declaration of dedication and maps—Filing. The cemetery authority...

68.24.040 - Dedication, when complete. - RCW 68.24.040 Dedication, when complete. Upon the filing of the...

68.24.050 - Constructive notice. - RCW 68.24.050 Constructive notice. The filed map or plat and...

68.24.060 - Maps and plats—Amendment. - RCW 68.24.060 Maps and plats—Amendment. Any part or subdivision of...

68.24.070 - Permanency of dedication. - RCW 68.24.070 Permanency of dedication. After property is dedicated to...

68.24.080 - Rule against perpetuities, etc., inapplicable. - RCW 68.24.080 Rule against perpetuities, etc., inapplicable. Dedication to cemetery...

68.24.090 - Removal of dedication—Procedure. - RCW 68.24.090 Removal of dedication—Procedure. Property dedicated to cemetery purposes...

68.24.100 - Notice of hearing. - RCW 68.24.100 Notice of hearing. The notice of hearing provided...

68.24.110 - Sale of plots or rights of interment. - RCW 68.24.110 Sale of plots or rights of interment. After...

68.24.115 - Execution of conveyances. - RCW 68.24.115 Execution of conveyances. All conveyances made by a...

68.24.120 - Plots or rights of interment indivisible. - RCW 68.24.120 Plots or rights of interment indivisible. All plots...

68.24.130 - Sale for resale prohibited—Penalty. - RCW 68.24.130 Sale for resale prohibited—Penalty. It shall be unlawful...

68.24.140 - Commission on sales prohibited—Penalty. - RCW 68.24.140 Commission on sales prohibited—Penalty. It shall be unlawful...

68.24.150 - Unlawful employment of others to dispose of human remains. - RCW 68.24.150 Unlawful employment of others to dispose of human...

68.24.160 - Liens subordinate to dedication. - RCW 68.24.160 Liens subordinate to dedication. All mortgages, deeds of...

68.24.170 - Record of ownership and transfers. - RCW 68.24.170 Record of ownership and transfers. A record shall...

68.24.180 - Opening of roads, railroads through cemetery—Consent required. - RCW 68.24.180 Opening of roads, railroads through cemetery—Consent required. After...

68.24.190 - Opening road through cemetery—Penalty. - RCW 68.24.190 Opening road through cemetery—Penalty. Every person who shall...

68.24.220 - Burying place exempt from execution. - RCW 68.24.220 Burying place exempt from execution. Whenever any part...

68.24.240 - Certain cemetery lands exempt from taxes, etc.—1901 c 147. - RCW 68.24.240 Certain cemetery lands exempt from taxes, etc.—1901 c...

68.24.250 - Cemetery arrangements, notice requirements—Disclosure of multiple interment. - RCW 68.24.250 Cemetery arrangements, notice requirements—Disclosure of multiple interment. (1)...

Chapter 68.28 - Mausoleums and Columbariums.

68.28.010 - Sections applicable to mausoleums, columbariums, etc. - RCW 68.28.010 Sections applicable to mausoleums, columbariums, etc. RCW 68.28.020...

68.28.020 - Building converted to use for human remains placement. - RCW 68.28.020 Building converted to use for human remains placement....

68.28.030 - Standards of construction. - RCW 68.28.030 Standards of construction. No building or structure intended...

68.28.040 - Fireproof construction. - RCW 68.28.040 Fireproof construction. All mausoleums or columbariums hereafter constructed...

68.28.050 - Ordinances and specifications to be complied with. - RCW 68.28.050 Ordinances and specifications to be complied with. If...

68.28.060 - Improper construction a nuisance—Penalty. - RCW 68.28.060 Improper construction a nuisance—Penalty. Every owner or operator...

68.28.065 - Court to fix costs. - RCW 68.28.065 Court to fix costs. The costs, expenses and...

68.28.070 - Construction in compliance with existing laws. - RCW 68.28.070 Construction in compliance with existing laws. The penalties...

Chapter 68.32 - Title and Rights to Cemetery Plots.

68.32.010 - Presumption as to title. - RCW 68.32.010 Presumption as to title. All plots or rights...

68.32.020 - Vested right of spouse or state registered domestic partner. - RCW 68.32.020 Vested right of spouse or state registered domestic...

68.32.030 - Vested right—Termination. - RCW 68.32.030 Vested right—Termination. No conveyance or other action of...

68.32.040 - Descent of title to plot or right of interment. - RCW 68.32.040 Descent of title to plot or right of...

68.32.050 - Affidavit as authorization. - RCW 68.32.050 Affidavit as authorization. An affidavit by a person...

68.32.060 - Family plot—Sale. - RCW 68.32.060 Family plot—Sale. Whenever an interment of the human...

68.32.070 - Joint tenants—Vested rights. - RCW 68.32.070 Joint tenants—Vested rights. In a conveyance to two...

68.32.080 - Joint tenants—Survivorship. - RCW 68.32.080 Joint tenants—Survivorship. Upon the death of a joint...

68.32.090 - Joint tenants—Identification. - RCW 68.32.090 Joint tenants—Identification. An affidavit by any person having...

68.32.100 - Co-owners may designate representative. - RCW 68.32.100 Co-owners may designate representative. When there are several...

68.32.110 - Order of interment—General. - RCW 68.32.110 Order of interment—General. In a family plot one...

68.32.130 - Waiver of right of placement. - RCW 68.32.130 Waiver of right of placement. Any surviving spouse,...

68.32.140 - Termination of vested right by waiver. - RCW 68.32.140 Termination of vested right by waiver. A vested...

68.32.150 - Limitations on vested rights. - RCW 68.32.150 Limitations on vested rights. No vested right of...

68.32.160 - Conveyance of plot or right of interment to cemetery authority, effect. - RCW 68.32.160 Conveyance of plot or right of interment to...

68.32.170 - Exemption from inheritance tax. - RCW 68.32.170 Exemption from inheritance tax. Cemetery property passing to...

Chapter 68.36 - Abandoned Lots.

68.36.010 - Sale of abandoned space—Presumption of abandonment. - RCW 68.36.010 Sale of abandoned space—Presumption of abandonment. The ownership...

68.36.020 - Notice—Requirements—Limitation on placing. - RCW 68.36.020 Notice—Requirements—Limitation on placing. Cemetery management shall place a...

68.36.030 - Petition for order of abandonment—Notice and hearing. - RCW 68.36.030 Petition for order of abandonment—Notice and hearing. After...

68.36.040 - Service of notice. - RCW 68.36.040 Service of notice. The notice may be served...

68.36.050 - Hearing—Order—Attorneys' fees. - RCW 68.36.050 Hearing—Order—Attorneys' fees. An owner or claimant may appear...

68.36.060 - Contract for care before adjudication. - RCW 68.36.060 Contract for care before adjudication. If at any...

68.36.070 - Contract for care within one year after adjudication. - RCW 68.36.070 Contract for care within one year after adjudication....

68.36.080 - Sale after one year. - RCW 68.36.080 Sale after one year. One year after the...

68.36.100 - Petition may cover several lots. - RCW 68.36.100 Petition may cover several lots. In any one...

Chapter 68.40 - Endowment and Nonendowment Care.

68.40.010 - Cemetery authorities—Deposit in endowment care fund required. - RCW 68.40.010 Cemetery authorities—Deposit in endowment care fund required. A...

68.40.025 - Nonendowed sections—Identification. - RCW 68.40.025 Nonendowed sections—Identification. Cemeteries with nonendowed sections opened before...

68.40.040 - Endowment care fiscal reports—Review by plot owners. - RCW 68.40.040 Endowment care fiscal reports—Review by plot owners. A...

68.40.060 - May accept property in trust—Application of income. - RCW 68.40.060 May accept property in trust—Application of income. The...

68.40.085 - Representing fund as perpetual—Penalty. - RCW 68.40.085 Representing fund as perpetual—Penalty. It is a misdemeanor...

68.40.090 - Penalty. - RCW 68.40.090 Penalty. Any person, partnership, corporation, association, or his...

68.40.095 - Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. - RCW 68.40.095 Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. This chapter does...

68.40.100 - Only nonendowment care cemeteries now in existence are authorized. - RCW 68.40.100 Only nonendowment care cemeteries now in existence are...

68.40.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.40.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.44 - Endowment Care Fund.

68.44.010 - Funds authorized—Investments. - RCW 68.44.010 Funds authorized—Investments. Any cemetery authority not exempt under...

68.44.020 - Use and care of funds. - RCW 68.44.020 Use and care of funds. Endowment care funds...

68.44.030 - Authorized investments. - RCW 68.44.030 Authorized investments. Endowment care funds shall be kept...

68.44.060 - Unauthorized loans—Penalty. - RCW 68.44.060 Unauthorized loans—Penalty. Every director or officer authorizing or...

68.44.070 - Use of contributions to funds. - RCW 68.44.070 Use of contributions to funds. Contributions to endowment...

68.44.080 - Plans for care—Financing. - RCW 68.44.080 Plans for care—Financing. The cemetery authority may adopt...

68.44.090 - Covenant to care for cemetery. - RCW 68.44.090 Covenant to care for cemetery. Upon payment of...

68.44.100 - Agreement by owner to care for plot. - RCW 68.44.100 Agreement by owner to care for plot. Upon...

68.44.110 - Trustees of fund. - RCW 68.44.110 Trustees of fund. Unless an association of lot...

68.44.115 - Trustee to file statement with board—Resignation of trusteeship. - RCW 68.44.115 Trustee to file statement with board—Resignation of trusteeship....

68.44.120 - Directors as trustees—Secretary. - RCW 68.44.120 Directors as trustees—Secretary. The directors of a cemetery...

68.44.130 - Bank or trust company as trustee. - RCW 68.44.130 Bank or trust company as trustee. In lieu...

68.44.140 - Compensation of trustees. - RCW 68.44.140 Compensation of trustees. Compensation to the board of...

68.44.150 - Annual report. - RCW 68.44.150 Annual report. The cemetery authority or the trustees...

68.44.160 - Contributions. - RCW 68.44.160 Contributions. A cemetery authority which has established an...

68.44.170 - Use of income from fund. - RCW 68.44.170 Use of income from fund. The income from...

68.44.180 - Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. - RCW 68.44.180 Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. This chapter does...

68.44.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.44.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.46 - Prearrangement Contracts.

68.46.010 - Definitions. - RCW 68.46.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

68.46.020 - Prearrangement trust funds—Required. - RCW 68.46.020 Prearrangement trust funds—Required. Any cemetery authority selling by...

68.46.030 - Prearrangement trust funds—Deposits—Bond requirements. - RCW 68.46.030 Prearrangement trust funds—Deposits—Bond requirements. (1) For each prearrangement...

68.46.040 - Prearrangement trust funds—Deposit of funds. - RCW 68.46.040 Prearrangement trust funds—Deposit of funds. (1) All prearrangement...

68.46.050 - Withdrawals from trust funds—Notice of department of social and health services' claim. - RCW 68.46.050 Withdrawals from trust funds—Notice of department of social...

68.46.055 - Indebtedness limitations. - RCW 68.46.055 Indebtedness limitations. No cemetery authority may enter into...

68.46.060 - Termination of contract by purchaser or beneficiary. - RCW 68.46.060 Termination of contract by purchaser or beneficiary. Any...

68.46.070 - Involuntary termination of contract—Refund. - RCW 68.46.070 Involuntary termination of contract—Refund. Prearrangement contracts shall terminate...

68.46.075 - Inactive contracts—Funds transfer—Obligations. - RCW 68.46.075 Inactive contracts—Funds transfer—Obligations. In the event the beneficiary...

68.46.080 - Other use of trust funds prohibited. - RCW 68.46.080 Other use of trust funds prohibited. Prearrangement trust...

68.46.090 - Financial reports—Filing—Verification. - RCW 68.46.090 Financial reports—Filing—Verification. Any cemetery authority selling prearrangement merchandise...

68.46.100 - Prearrangement contract requirements. - RCW 68.46.100 Prearrangement contract requirements. Every prearrangement contract shall contain...

68.46.110 - Compliance required. - RCW 68.46.110 Compliance required. No cemetery authority shall sell, offer...

68.46.125 - Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. - RCW 68.46.125 Certain cemeteries exempt from chapter. This chapter does...

68.46.130 - Exemptions from chapter granted by board. - RCW 68.46.130 Exemptions from chapter granted by board. The board...

68.46.160 - Contract forms—Filing. - RCW 68.46.160 Contract forms—Filing. No cemetery authority shall use a...

68.46.170 - Sales licenses—Requirement. - RCW 68.46.170 Sales licenses—Requirement. No cemetery authority shall enter into...

68.46.175 - Unconstructed crypts, etc., as part of contract—Requirements. - RCW 68.46.175 Unconstructed crypts, etc., as part of contract—Requirements. (1)...

68.46.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.46.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.

68.50.010 - Coroner's jurisdiction over remains. - RCW 68.50.010 Coroner's jurisdiction over remains. The jurisdiction of bodies...

68.50.015 - Immunity for determining cause and manner of death—Judicial review of determination. - RCW 68.50.015 Immunity for determining cause and manner of death—Judicial...

68.50.020 - Notice to coroner or medical examiner—Penalty. - RCW 68.50.020 Notice to coroner or medical examiner—Penalty. It shall...

68.50.032 - Transportation of remains directed by coroner or medical examiner—Costs. - RCW 68.50.032 Transportation of remains directed by coroner or medical...

68.50.035 - Unlawful to refuse burial to non-Caucasian. - RCW 68.50.035 Unlawful to refuse burial to non-Caucasian. It shall...

68.50.040 - Deceased's effects to be listed. - RCW 68.50.040 Deceased's effects to be listed. All jewelry, moneys,...

68.50.050 - Removal or concealment of body—Penalty. - RCW 68.50.050 Removal or concealment of body—Penalty. (1) Any person,...

68.50.060 - Bodies for instruction purposes. - RCW 68.50.060 Bodies for instruction purposes. Any physician or surgeon...

68.50.070 - Human remains—Disposition. - RCW 68.50.070 Human remains—Disposition. (1) Any public agency required to...

68.50.080 - Certificate and bond before receiving bodies. - RCW 68.50.080 Certificate and bond before receiving bodies. Every physician...

68.50.090 - Penalty. - RCW 68.50.090 Penalty. Any person violating any provision of RCW...

68.50.100 - Dissection, when permitted—Autopsy of person under the age of three years. - RCW 68.50.100 Dissection, when permitted—Autopsy of person under the age...

68.50.101 - Autopsy, postmortem—Who may authorize. - RCW 68.50.101 Autopsy, postmortem—Who may authorize. Autopsy or postmortem may...

68.50.102 - Court petition for autopsy—Cost. - RCW 68.50.102 Court petition for autopsy—Cost. Any party by showing...

68.50.103 - Autopsies in industrial deaths. - RCW 68.50.103 Autopsies in industrial deaths. In an industrial death...

68.50.104 - Cost of autopsy. - RCW 68.50.104 Cost of autopsy. (1) The cost of autopsy...

68.50.105 - Autopsies, postmortems—Reports and records confidential—Exceptions. - RCW 68.50.105 Autopsies, postmortems—Reports and records confidential—Exceptions. (1) Reports and...

68.50.106 - Autopsies, postmortems—Analyses—Opinions—Evidence—Costs. - RCW 68.50.106 Autopsies, postmortems—Analyses—Opinions—Evidence—Costs. In any case in which an...

68.50.107 - State toxicological laboratory established—State toxicologist. - RCW 68.50.107 State toxicological laboratory established—State toxicologist. There shall be...

68.50.108 - Autopsies, postmortems—Consent to embalm, cremate body, or make final disposition—Time limitation. - RCW 68.50.108 Autopsies, postmortems—Consent to embalm, cremate body, or make...

68.50.110 - Burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. - RCW 68.50.110 Burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction....

68.50.115 - Coroner and medical examiner liability—Release of information. - RCW 68.50.115 Coroner and medical examiner liability—Release of information. No...

68.50.120 - Holding body for debt—Penalty. - RCW 68.50.120 Holding body for debt—Penalty. Every person who arrests,...

68.50.130 - Unlawful disposal of remains. - RCW 68.50.130 Unlawful disposal of remains. Every person who performs...

68.50.140 - Unlawful disturbance, removal, or sale of human remains—Penalty. - RCW 68.50.140 Unlawful disturbance, removal, or sale of human remains—Penalty....

68.50.160 - Right to control disposition of remains—Liability of funeral establishment or cemetery authority—Liability for cost. - RCW 68.50.160 Right to control disposition of remains—Liability of funeral...

68.50.170 - Effect of authorization. - RCW 68.50.170 Effect of authorization. Any person signing any authorization...

68.50.185 - Individual final disposition—Exception—Penalty. - RCW 68.50.185 Individual final disposition—Exception—Penalty. (1) A person authorized to...

68.50.200 - Permission to remove human remains. - RCW 68.50.200 Permission to remove human remains. Human remains may...

68.50.210 - Notice for order to remove remains. - RCW 68.50.210 Notice for order to remove remains. Notice of...

68.50.220 - Exceptions. - RCW 68.50.220 Exceptions. RCW 68.50.200 and 68.50.210 do not apply...

68.50.230 - Human remains that have not been disposed—Rules. - RCW 68.50.230 Human remains that have not been disposed—Rules. (1)...

68.50.232 - Remains—Entrusting to funeral homes or mortuaries. - RCW 68.50.232 Remains—Entrusting to funeral homes or mortuaries. See RCW...

68.50.240 - Record of human remains to be kept. - RCW 68.50.240 Record of human remains to be kept. The...

68.50.270 - Possession of human remains. - RCW 68.50.270 Possession of human remains. The person or persons...

68.50.290 - Corneal tissue for transplantation—Presumption of good faith. - RCW 68.50.290 Corneal tissue for transplantation—Presumption of good faith. In...

68.50.300 - Release of information concerning a death. - RCW 68.50.300 Release of information concerning a death. (1) The...

68.50.310 - Dental identification system established—Powers and duties. - RCW 68.50.310 Dental identification system established—Powers and duties. A dental...

68.50.320 - Procedures for investigating missing persons—Availability of files. - RCW 68.50.320 Procedures for investigating missing persons—Availability of files. When...

68.50.325 - Indigenous persons—Identification of remains—Spiritual practices. - RCW 68.50.325 Indigenous persons—Identification of remains—Spiritual practices. (1) A county...

68.50.330 - Identification of body or human remains by dental examination—Comparison of dental examination records with dental records of dental identification system. - RCW 68.50.330 Identification of body or human remains by dental...

68.50.645 - Skeletal human remains—Duty to notify—Ground disturbing activities—Coroner determination—Definitions. - RCW 68.50.645 Skeletal human remains—Duty to notify—Ground disturbing activities—Coroner determination—Definitions....

68.50.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.50.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

68.50.901 - Application—1993 c 228. - RCW 68.50.901 Application—1993 c 228. RCW * 68.50.520 through **...

68.50.902 - Application—Construction—1993 c 228. - RCW 68.50.902 Application—Construction—1993 c 228. This act shall be applied...

68.50.903 - Severability—1993 c 228. - RCW 68.50.903 Severability—1993 c 228. If any provision of this...

68.50.904 - Short title—1993 c 228. - RCW 68.50.904 Short title—1993 c 228. RCW * 68.50.520 through...

Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.

68.52.010 - Morgues authorized in counties. - RCW 68.52.010 Morgues authorized in counties. The county legislative authority...

68.52.020 - Coroner to control morgue—Expense. - RCW 68.52.020 Coroner to control morgue—Expense. Such morgue shall be...

68.52.030 - Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire cemeteries, etc. - RCW 68.52.030 Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire...

68.52.040 - Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries. - RCW 68.52.040 Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries....

68.52.045 - Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board. - RCW 68.52.045 Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery...

68.52.050 - Cemetery improvement fund. - RCW 68.52.050 Cemetery improvement fund. All moneys received in the...

68.52.060 - Care and investment of fund. - RCW 68.52.060 Care and investment of fund. It shall be...

68.52.065 - Approval of investments. - RCW 68.52.065 Approval of investments. All investments shall be approved...

68.52.070 - Cemetery improvement fund—Management. - RCW 68.52.070 Cemetery improvement fund—Management. The said city shall, by...

68.52.080 - Books of account—Audit. - RCW 68.52.080 Books of account—Audit. Accurate books of account shall...

68.52.090 - Establishment authorized. - RCW 68.52.090 Establishment authorized. Cemetery districts may be established in...

68.52.100 - Petition—Requisites—Examination. - RCW 68.52.100 Petition—Requisites—Examination. (1) To form a cemetery district, a...

68.52.110 - Hearing—Place and date. - RCW 68.52.110 Hearing—Place and date. The county legislative authority must...

68.52.120 - Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing. - RCW 68.52.120 Publication and posting of petition and notice of...

68.52.130 - Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands. - RCW 68.52.130 Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands. At the time...

68.52.140 - Formation of district and election of first commissioners. - RCW 68.52.140 Formation of district and election of first commissioners....

68.52.150 - Election, how conducted—Notice. - RCW 68.52.150 Election, how conducted—Notice. Except as otherwise provided in...

68.52.155 - Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies. - RCW 68.52.155 Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies. Cemetery district elections shall...

68.52.160 - Election ballot. - RCW 68.52.160 Election ballot. The ballot for the election shall...

68.52.170 - Canvass of returns—Votes required for district formation. - RCW 68.52.170 Canvass of returns—Votes required for district formation. (1)...

68.52.180 - Review—When district formation is complete. - RCW 68.52.180 Review—When district formation is complete. (1) Any person,...

68.52.185 - Ballot proposition authorized for district formation. - RCW 68.52.185 Ballot proposition authorized for district formation. A county...

68.52.190 - General powers of district. - RCW 68.52.190 General powers of district. Cemetery districts created under...

68.52.192 - Public cemetery facilities or services—Cooperation with public or private agencies—Joint purchasing. - RCW 68.52.192 Public cemetery facilities or services—Cooperation with public or...

68.52.193 - Public cemetery facilities or services—"Public agency" defined. - RCW 68.52.193 Public cemetery facilities or services—"Public agency" defined. As...

68.52.195 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements. - RCW 68.52.195 Community revitalization financing—Public improvements. In addition to other...

68.52.200 - Right of eminent domain. - RCW 68.52.200 Right of eminent domain. The taking and damaging...

68.52.210 - Power to do cemetery business—District boundaries may include cities and towns—Eminent domain exception. - RCW 68.52.210 Power to do cemetery business—District boundaries may include...

68.52.220 - District commissioners—Compensation—Election. - RCW 68.52.220 District commissioners—Compensation—Election. (1) The affairs of the cemetery...

68.52.250 - Special elections. - RCW 68.52.250 Special elections. Special elections submitting propositions to the...

68.52.260 - Oath of commissioners. - RCW 68.52.260 Oath of commissioners. Each cemetery commissioner, before assuming...

68.52.270 - Organization of board—Secretary—Office—Meetings—Powers. - RCW 68.52.270 Organization of board—Secretary—Office—Meetings—Powers. The board of cemetery district...

68.52.280 - Duty of county treasurer—Cemetery district fund. - RCW 68.52.280 Duty of county treasurer—Cemetery district fund. It shall...

68.52.290 - Tax levy authorized for fund. - RCW 68.52.290 Tax levy authorized for fund. Annually, after the...

68.52.300 - Disbursement of fund. - RCW 68.52.300 Disbursement of fund. The county treasurer shall disburse...

68.52.310 - Limitation of indebtedness—Limitation of tax levy. - RCW 68.52.310 Limitation of indebtedness—Limitation of tax levy. The board...

68.52.320 - Dissolution of districts. - RCW 68.52.320 Dissolution of districts. Cemetery districts may be dissolved...

68.52.330 - Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years. - RCW 68.52.330 Disincorporation of district located in county with a...

68.52.901 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.52.901 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.54 - Annexation and Merger of Cemetery Districts.

68.54.010 - Annexation—Petition—Procedure. - RCW 68.54.010 Annexation—Petition—Procedure. Any territory contiguous to a cemetery district...

68.54.020 - Merger—Authorized. - RCW 68.54.020 Merger—Authorized. A cemetery district organized under chapter 68.52...

68.54.030 - Merger—Petition—Procedure—Contents. - RCW 68.54.030 Merger—Petition—Procedure—Contents. To effect such a merger, a petition...

68.54.040 - Merger—Petition—Rejection, concurrence, or modification—Signatures. - RCW 68.54.040 Merger—Petition—Rejection, concurrence, or modification—Signatures. The board of the...

68.54.050 - Merger—Petition—Special election. - RCW 68.54.050 Merger—Petition—Special election. If the auditor finds that the...

68.54.060 - Merger—Petition—Election—Vote required—Merger effected. - RCW 68.54.060 Merger—Petition—Election—Vote required—Merger effected. The board of [the] merging...

68.54.070 - Merger—Petition—When election dispensed with. - RCW 68.54.070 Merger—Petition—When election dispensed with. If three-fifths of all...

68.54.080 - Merger—Preexisting obligations. - RCW 68.54.080 Merger—Preexisting obligations. None of the obligations of the...

68.54.090 - Merger—Transfer of all property, funds, assessments. - RCW 68.54.090 Merger—Transfer of all property, funds, assessments. The commissioners...

68.54.100 - Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—Petition—Election—Vote. - RCW 68.54.100 Merger and transfer of part of one district...

68.54.110 - Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—When election dispensed with. - RCW 68.54.110 Merger and transfer of part of one district...

68.54.120 - Merger and transfer of part of one district to adjacent district—Preexisting indebtedness. - RCW 68.54.120 Merger and transfer of part of one district...

68.54.130 - Withdrawal of territory. - RCW 68.54.130 Withdrawal of territory. (1) Territory within a cemetery...

68.54.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.54.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.56 - Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions.

68.56.010 - Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Interfering with funeral. - RCW 68.56.010 Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Interfering with...

68.56.020 - Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Civil liability for damage. - RCW 68.56.020 Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Civil liability...

68.56.030 - Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Exceptions. - RCW 68.56.030 Unlawful damage to graves, markers, shrubs, etc.—Exceptions. The...

68.56.040 - Nonconforming cemetery a nuisance—Penalty. - RCW 68.56.040 Nonconforming cemetery a nuisance—Penalty. Every person, firm, or...

68.56.050 - Defendant liable for costs. - RCW 68.56.050 Defendant liable for costs. Every person who violates...

68.56.060 - Police authority—Who may exercise. - RCW 68.56.060 Police authority—Who may exercise. The sexton, superintendent, or...

68.56.070 - Forfeiture of office for inattention to duty. - RCW 68.56.070 Forfeiture of office for inattention to duty. The...

68.56.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331. - RCW 68.56.900 Effective date—1987 c 331. See RCW 68.05.900.

Chapter 68.60 - Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries and Historic Graves.

68.60.010 - Definitions. - RCW 68.60.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

68.60.020 - Dedication. - RCW 68.60.020 Dedication. Any cemetery, abandoned cemetery, historical cemetery, or...

68.60.030 - Preservation and maintenance corporations—Authorization of other corporations to restore, maintain, and protect abandoned cemeteries. - RCW 68.60.030 Preservation and maintenance corporations—Authorization of other corporations to...

68.60.040 - Protection of cemeteries—Penalties. - RCW 68.60.040 Protection of cemeteries—Penalties. (1) Every person who in...

68.60.050 - Protection of historic graves—Penalty. - RCW 68.60.050 Protection of historic graves—Penalty. (1) Any person who...

68.60.055 - Skeletal human remains—Duty to notify—Ground disturbing activities—Coroner determination—Definitions. - RCW 68.60.055 Skeletal human remains—Duty to notify—Ground disturbing activities—Coroner determination—Definitions....

68.60.060 - Violations—Civil liability. - RCW 68.60.060 Violations—Civil liability. Any person who violates any provision...

68.60.070 - Abandoned cemetery burials—Records—Endowment care funds. - RCW 68.60.070 Abandoned cemetery burials—Records—Endowment care funds. (1)(a) The funeral...

68.60.080 - Abandoned cemetery—Lawful entry purposes. - RCW 68.60.080 Abandoned cemetery—Lawful entry purposes. It is lawful to...

Chapter 68.64 - Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

68.64.010 - Definitions. - RCW 68.64.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

68.64.020 - Scope. - RCW 68.64.020 Scope. This chapter applies to an anatomical gift...

68.64.030 - Persons authorized to make an anatomical gift—During life of donor. - RCW 68.64.030 Persons authorized to make an anatomical gift—During life...

68.64.040 - Manner in which an anatomical gift may be made. - RCW 68.64.040 Manner in which an anatomical gift may be...

68.64.050 - Amending or revoking an anatomical gift. - RCW 68.64.050 Amending or revoking an anatomical gift. (1) Subject...

68.64.060 - Refusal to make an anatomical gift. - RCW 68.64.060 Refusal to make an anatomical gift. (1) An...

68.64.070 - Making, amending, or revoking a gift by a person other than donor—Making additional gifts. - RCW 68.64.070 Making, amending, or revoking a gift by a...

68.64.080 - Persons authorized to make an anatomical gift—After donor's death. - RCW 68.64.080 Persons authorized to make an anatomical gift—After donor's...

68.64.090 - Manner in which an anatomical gift may be made—After donor's death. - RCW 68.64.090 Manner in which an anatomical gift may be...

68.64.100 - Persons to whom an anatomical gift may be made. - RCW 68.64.100 Persons to whom an anatomical gift may be...

68.64.105 - Document of gift—Validity requirements. - RCW 68.64.105 Document of gift—Validity requirements. (1) A document of...

68.64.110 - Document of gift or refusal—Examination and copying. - RCW 68.64.110 Document of gift or refusal—Examination and copying. (1)...

68.64.120 - Procurement organizations—Reasonable examinations—Donee's rights—Physician removal of donated part. - RCW 68.64.120 Procurement organizations—Reasonable examinations—Donee's rights—Physician removal of donated part....

68.64.130 - Nonnative English speakers—Interpreter services and translations. - RCW 68.64.130 Nonnative English speakers—Interpreter services and translations. When English...

68.64.140 - Hospitals—Agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations required. - RCW 68.64.140 Hospitals—Agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations required. Each...

68.64.150 - Illegal purchases or sales—Felony. - RCW 68.64.150 Illegal purchases or sales—Felony. (1) Except as otherwise...

68.64.160 - Illegal financial gain—Altering a document, amendment, or revocation of gift—Felony. - RCW 68.64.160 Illegal financial gain—Altering a document, amendment, or revocation...

68.64.170 - Liability. - RCW 68.64.170 Liability. (1) A person who acts in accordance...

68.64.180 - Declarations or advance health care directives—Conflicts with medical suitability measures. - RCW 68.64.180 Declarations or advance health care directives—Conflicts with medical...

68.64.190 - Coroner or medical examiner—Duties. - RCW 68.64.190 Coroner or medical examiner—Duties. (1)(a) A coroner or...

68.64.200 - Organ and tissue donor registry. - RCW 68.64.200 Organ and tissue donor registry. (1) The department...

68.64.210 - Organ and tissue donation awareness account. - RCW 68.64.210 Organ and tissue donation awareness account. (1) The...

68.64.900 - Short title. - RCW 68.64.900 Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

68.64.901 - Applicable state laws. - RCW 68.64.901 Applicable state laws. This chapter is subject to...

68.64.902 - Uniformity of application and construction—2008 c 139. - RCW 68.64.902 Uniformity of application and construction—2008 c 139. In...

68.64.903 - Supersedes, in part, the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. - RCW 68.64.903 Supersedes, in part, the federal electronic signatures in...

Chapter 68.70 - Organ Transplants.

68.70.010 - Definitions. - RCW 68.70.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

68.70.020 - Prohibition of discrimination. - RCW 68.70.020 Prohibition of discrimination. (1) A covered entity may...

68.70.030 - Enforcement. - RCW 68.70.030 Enforcement. (1) Any individual who has been subjected...

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Revised Code of Washington Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains

Revised Code of Washington
Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains