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WA Rev Code § 68.50.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.310 - Dental identification system established—Powers and duties.

RCW 68.50.310 Dental identification system established—Powers and duties.A dental identification system is established in the identification section of the Washington state patrol. The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both for dental examination records and it shall be responsible for comparing such records with dental records filed under RCW 68.50.330. It shall also determine which scoring probabilities are the highest for purposes of identification and shall submit such information to the coroner or medical examiner who prepared and forwarded the dental examination records. Once the dental identification system is established, operating funds shall come from the state general fund.[ 1987 c 331 § 65; 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 § 15. Formerly RCW 68.08.350.]NOTES:Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 16: See RCW 43.103.901.
WA Rev Code § 68.50.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|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 examination—Comparison of dental examination records with dental records of dental identification system.If the county coroner or county medical examiner investigating a death is unable to establish the identity of a body or human remains by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, he or she shall have a qualified dentist, as determined by the county coroner or county medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the body or human remains. If the county coroner or county medical examiner with the aid of the dental examination and other identifying findings is still unable to establish the identity of the body or human remains, he or she shall prepare and forward such dental examination records within thirty days of the date the body or human remains were found to the dental identification system of the state patrol identification and criminal history section on forms supplied by the state patrol for such purposes.The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both with respect to such dental examination records. It shall compare such dental examination records with dental records filed with it and shall determine which scoring probabilities are the highest for the purposes of identification. It shall then submit such information to the county coroner or county medical examiner who prepared and forwarded the dental examination records.If the body or human remains are still unidentified thirty days after discovery, the county coroner or county medical examiner investigating the death must, as soon as practicable, submit information regarding the body or remains to the national missing and unidentified persons system created by the United States department of justice's national institute of justice. Information submitted to the national missing and unidentified persons system must include, to the extent information is available, a detailed personal description, DNA information, copies of fingerprints on standardized eight inch by eight inch fingerprint cards or the equivalent digital image, forensic dental examination records, and other identifying data, including date and place of death. If the identity of the body or human remains is later established, the county coroner or county medical examiner must notify the national missing and unidentified persons system within forty-eight hours.[ 2020 c 45 § 3; 2001 c 172 § 1; 1984 c 17 § 19; 1983 1st ex.s. c 16 § 17. Formerly RCW 68.08.360.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Short title—2020 c 45: See notes following RCW 68.50.320.Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 16: See RCW 43.103.901.
WA Rev Code § 68.50.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.900 - Effective date—1987 c 331.

RCW 68.50.900 Effective date—1987 c 331.See RCW 68.05.900.
WA Rev Code § 68.50.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.901 - Application—1993 c 228.

RCW 68.50.901 Application—1993 c 228.RCW * 68.50.520 through ** 68.50.630 and 68.50.901 through 68.50.904 apply to a document of gift, revocation, or refusal to make an anatomical gift signed by the donor or a person authorized to make or object to making an anatomical gift before, on, or after July 25, 1993.[ 1993 c 228 § 12.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 68.50.520 through 68.50.620 were repealed by 2008 c 139 § 31.**(2) RCW 68.50.630 was repealed by 2002 c 45 § 1.
WA Rev Code § 68.50.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.902 - Application—Construction—1993 c 228.

RCW 68.50.902 Application—Construction—1993 c 228.This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.[ 1993 c 228 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 68.50.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.903 - Severability—1993 c 228.

RCW 68.50.903 Severability—1993 c 228.If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1993 c 228 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 68.50.904 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.50 - Human Remains.|68.50.904 - Short title—1993 c 228.

RCW 68.50.904 Short title—1993 c 228.RCW * 68.50.520 through ** 68.50.630 and 68.50.901 through 68.50.903 may be cited as the "uniform anatomical gift act."[ 1993 c 228 § 16.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 68.50.520 through 68.50.620 were repealed by 2008 c 139 § 31.**(2) RCW 68.50.630 was repealed by 2002 c 45 § 1.
WA Rev Code § 68.52.010 (2021)
2021 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.

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.
WA Rev Code § 68.52.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.020 - Coroner to control morgue—Expense.

RCW 68.52.020 Coroner to control morgue—Expense.Such morgue shall be under the control and management of the coroner who shall have power with the advice and consent of the county commissioners, to employ the necessary deputies and employees; and, with the advice and consent of the county commissioners, to fix their salaries and compensation, which, together with the expenses of operating such morgue, shall be paid monthly out of the county treasury.[ 1917 c 90 § 2; RRS § 6041. Formerly RCW 68.12.020.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|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 cemeteries, etc.Each and every county, town or city, shall have power to provide a hearse and pall for burial of the dead, and to procure and hold lands for burying grounds, and to make regulations and fence the same, and to preserve the monuments erected therein, and to levy and collect the necessary taxes for that purpose, in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected.[ 1857 p 28 § 3; RRS § 3772. Formerly RCW 68.12.030.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.040 - Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries.

RCW 68.52.040 Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries.Any city or town may acquire, hold, or improve land for cemetery purposes, and may sell lots therein, and may provide by ordinance that a specified percentage of the proceeds therefrom be set aside and invested, and the income from the investment be used in the care of the lots, and may take and hold any property devised, bequeathed or given upon trust, and apply the income thereof for the improvement or embellishment of the cemeteries or the erection or preservation of structures, fences, or walks therein, or for the repair, preservation, erection, or renewal of any tomb, monument, gravestone, fence, railing, or other erection at or around a cemetery, lot, or plat, or for planting and cultivating trees, shrubs, flowers, or plants in or around the lot or plot, or for improving or embellishing the cemetery in any other manner or form consistent with the design and purpose of the city, according to the terms of the grant, devise, or bequest.[ 1955 c 378 § 1; 1909 c 156 § 1; RRS § 3773. Formerly RCW 68.12.040.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.045 - Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board.

RCW 68.52.045 Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board.The legislative body of any city or town may provide by ordinance for a cemetery board to be appointed by the mayor in cities and towns operating under the mayor-council form of government, by the city commission in cities operating under the commission form of government, and by the city manager in cities and towns operating under the council-manager form of government: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no ordinance shall be enacted, pursuant to this section, in conflict with provisions contained in charters of cities of the first class.[ 1955 c 378 § 2. Formerly RCW 68.12.045.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.050 - Cemetery improvement fund.

RCW 68.52.050 Cemetery improvement fund.All moneys received in the manner above provided shall be deposited with the city treasurer, and shall be kept apart in a fund known as the cemetery improvement fund, and shall be paid out only upon warrants drawn by the order of the cemetery board, if such a board exists, or by order of the body, department, commission, or committee duly authorized by ordinance to issue such an order, or by the legislative body of a city or town, which order shall be approved by such legislative body if such order is not issued by the legislative body, and shall be indorsed by the mayor and attested by the city comptroller or other authorized officer.[ 1955 c 378 § 3; 1909 c 156 § 4; RRS § 3776. Formerly RCW 68.12.050.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.060 - Care and investment of fund.

RCW 68.52.060 Care and investment of fund.It shall be the duty of the cemetery board and other body or commission having in charge the care and operation of cemeteries to invest all sums set aside from the sale of lots, and all sums of money received, and to care for the income of all money and property held in trust for the purposes designated herein: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That all investments shall be made in municipal, county, school or state bonds, general obligation warrants of the city owning such cemetery, or in first mortgages on good and improved real estate.[ 1933 c 91 § 1; 1909 c 156 § 2; RRS § 3774. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1909 c 156 § 3 now codified as RCW 68.52.065. Formerly RCW 68.12.060.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.065 - Approval of investments.

RCW 68.52.065 Approval of investments.All investments shall be approved by the council or legislative body of the city.[ 1909 c 156 § 3; RRS § 3775. Formerly RCW 68.12.060, part, and 68.12.065.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.070 - Cemetery improvement fund—Management.

RCW 68.52.070 Cemetery improvement fund—Management.The said city shall, by ordinance, make all necessary rules and regulations concerning the control and management of said fund to properly safeguard the same, but shall in nowise be liable for any of said funds except a misappropriation thereof, and shall not have power to bind the city or said fund for any further liability than whatever net interest may be actually realized from such investments, and shall not be liable to any particular person for more than the proportionate part of such net earnings.[ 1909 c 156 § 6; RRS § 3778. Formerly RCW 68.12.070.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.080 - Books of account—Audit.

RCW 68.52.080 Books of account—Audit.Accurate books of account shall be kept of all transactions pertaining to said fund, which books shall be open to the public for inspection and shall be audited by the auditing committee of said city.[ 1909 c 156 § 5; RRS § 3777. Formerly RCW 68.12.080.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.090 - Establishment authorized.

RCW 68.52.090 Establishment authorized.Cemetery districts may be established in all counties and on any island in any county, as in this chapter provided.[ 1971 c 19 § 1; 1957 c 99 § 1; 1953 c 41 § 1; 1947 c 27 § 1; 1947 c 6 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-150. Formerly RCW 68.16.010.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.100 - Petition—Requisites—Examination.

RCW 68.52.100 Petition—Requisites—Examination.(1) To form a cemetery district, a petition designating the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or describing the lands to be included in the proposed district by government townships, ranges, and legal subdivisions, setting forth the object of the formation of the proposed district, and stating that the formation of the proposed district will be conducive to the public welfare and convenience, must be filed with the county auditor of the county in which the proposed district is located, accompanied by an obligation signed by two or more petitioners agreeing to pay the cost of publishing the notice specified in RCW 68.52.120.(2) The petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters in the proposed district. However, in counties with only one municipality the petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters in the proposed district, based on the total vote cast in the most recent county general election.(3) The county auditor must, within thirty days from the date of filing of the petition, examine the signatures and certify the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, in counties with only one municipality the county auditor must examine the signatures and certify the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition within fifteen days from the date of filing of the petition. If the county auditor certifies that the petition is insufficient, the county auditor must afford the person who filed the petition ten days from that certification to add additional signatures to the petition. The petition must be refiled by the end of that period. Within fifteen days from the date of refiling, the county auditor must examine the signatures and certify the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.(5) The name of any person who signed a petition may not be withdrawn from the petition after it has been filed with the county auditor.(6) If the petition is found to contain a sufficient number of valid signatures, the county auditor must transmit it, with a certificate of sufficiency attached, to the county legislative authority, which must thereupon, by resolution entered upon its minutes, receive the petition and fix a day and hour when it will publicly hear the petition.(7) For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means a city or town.[ 2013 c 167 § 1; 2008 c 96 § 1; 1994 c 223 § 74; 1947 c 6 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-151. Formerly RCW 68.16.020.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.110 - Hearing—Place and date.

RCW 68.52.110 Hearing—Place and date.The county legislative authority must conduct a hearing on the petition not less than twenty nor more than forty days from the date of receipt of the petition from the county auditor. The hearing may be completed on the day set for hearing the petition or it may be adjourned from time to time as necessary, but an adjournment may not extend the time for the county legislative authority's determination pursuant to RCW 68.52.140 more than sixty days from the date of receipt of the petition from the county auditor.[ 2013 c 167 § 2; 1947 c 6 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-152. Formerly RCW 68.16.030.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.120 - Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.

RCW 68.52.120 Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.The text of the petition with the names of petitioners omitted and a notice signed by the clerk of the county legislative authority stating the day, hour, and place of the hearing must be published in three consecutive weekly issues of the official newspaper of the county prior to the date of the hearing. The clerk must also cause a copy of the petition with the names of petitioners omitted, with a copy of the notice attached, to be posted for not less than fifteen days before the date of the hearing in three public places in the proposed district, to be previously designated by him or her and made a matter of record in the proceedings.[ 2013 c 167 § 3; 2012 c 117 § 319; 1947 c 6 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-153. Formerly RCW 68.16.040.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.130 - Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands.

RCW 68.52.130 Hearing—Inclusion and exclusion of lands.At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the petition or at any adjournment thereof, the county legislative authority must hear the petition and receive such evidence as it may deem material in favor of or opposed to the formation of the proposed cemetery district or to the inclusion or exclusion of any lands in the proposed district, but no lands not within the boundaries of the proposed district as described in the petition may be included without a written waiver describing the land, executed by all persons having any interest of record therein, having been filed in the proceedings. No land within the boundaries described in the petition may be excluded from the proposed district.[ 2013 c 167 § 4; 1947 c 6 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-154. Formerly RCW 68.16.050.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.140 - Formation of district and election of first commissioners.

RCW 68.52.140 Formation of district and election of first commissioners.(1) After conducting the hearing on the petition, if the county legislative authority determines that the formation of the proposed cemetery district will be conducive to the public welfare and convenience, the county legislative authority must by resolution so declare, otherwise the county legislative authority must deny the petition.(2) If the county legislative authority finds in favor of the formation of the proposed district, the county legislative authority must designate the name and number of the proposed district, fix the boundaries of the proposed district, and cause an election to be held in the proposed district to determine whether the proposed district will be formed under the provisions of this chapter, and to elect the first cemetery district commissioners.(3) Three cemetery district commissioners must be elected at the election to determine whether the proposed district will be formed, but the election of the commissioners is null and void if the district is not formed. No primary will be held for the office of cemetery district commissioner. A special filing period must be opened as provided in RCW 29A.24.171 and 29A.24.181. Candidates must run for specific commissioner positions. The person receiving the greatest number of votes for each commissioner position is elected to that position. The terms of office of the initial commissioners are as provided in RCW 68.52.220.[ 2013 c 167 § 5; 1996 c 324 § 3; 1994 c 223 § 75; 1982 c 60 § 2; 1947 c 6 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-155. Formerly RCW 68.16.060.]
WA Rev Code § 68.52.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.150 - Election, how conducted—Notice.

RCW 68.52.150 Election, how conducted—Notice.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election must insofar as possible be called, noticed, held, conducted, and canvassed in the same manner and by the same officials as provided by law for special elections in the county. The notice of election must: State generally and briefly the purpose of the election; describe the boundaries of the proposed cemetery district; list the names of the candidates for first cemetery district commissioners; and specify the election date.[ 2013 c 167 § 6; 1947 c 6 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3778-156. Formerly RCW 68.16.070.]NOTES:Elections: Title 29A RCW.
WA Rev Code § 68.52.155 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 68 - Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains|Chapter 68.52 - Public Cemeteries and Morgues.|68.52.155 - Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies.

RCW 68.52.155 Conformity with election laws—Exception—Vacancies.Cemetery district elections shall conform with general election laws, except that there shall be no primary to nominate candidates. All persons filing and qualifying shall appear on the general election ballot and the person receiving the largest number of votes for each position shall be elected.A vacancy on a board of cemetery district commissioners shall occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW.[ 1996 c 324 § 4; 1994 c 223 § 73.]