Washington State Cemetery Laws
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Original laws for Washington cannot be located.  The 1890 laws are the first recorded and published laws for the state.
1890 1891 1896 1899 1901
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Title 68 RCW

CEMETERIES, MORGUES, AND HUMAN REMAINS

Chapters
68.04 Definitions.
68.05 Cemetery board.
68.20 Private cemeteries.
68.24 Cemetery property.
68.28 Mausoleums and columbariums.
68.32 Title and rights to cemetery plots.
68.36 Abandoned lots.
68.40 Endowment and nonendowment care.
68.44 Endowment care fund.
68.46 Prearrangement contracts.
68.50 Human remains.
68.52 Public cemeteries and morgues.
68.54 Annexation and merger of cemetery districts.
68.56 Penal and miscellaneous provisions.
68.60 Abandoned and historic cemeteries and historic graves.

NOTES:

     Burial and removal permits, death certificates, vital statistics: Chapter 70.58 RCW.

     Burial insurance: RCW 18.39.240 through 18.39.360.

     Cemetery districts, excess levies authorized: RCW 84.52.052.

     Cemetery funds transferred to state treasury: RCW 43.79.330.

     Conveyance of real property by public bodies -- Recording: RCW 65.08.095.

     Embalmers and funeral directors: Chapter 18.39 RCW.

     Funeral service contracts: RCW 18.39.240 through 18.39.360.

     Indian graves and records: Chapter 27.44 RCW.

     Indigent persons: RCW 36.39.030.

     Veterans, burial: Chapter 73.24 RCW.

     Vital statistics: Chapter 70.58 RCW.

     Washington veterans' home and soldiers' home, burial of deceased members: RCW 72.36.110.

 

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