RCW 70.58.260 Burial grounds—Duties of individual in charge of the premises. (Effective until May 1, 2020.)
It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of any premises in which bodies of deceased persons are interred, cremated, or otherwise permanently disposed of, to permit the interment, cremation, or other disposition of any body upon such premises unless it is accompanied by a burial, removal, or transit permit as provided in this chapter. It shall be the duty of the person in charge of any such premises to, in case of the interment, cremation, or other disposition of human remains therein, endorse upon the permit the date and character of such disposition, over his or her signature or electronic approval, to return all permits so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred within ten days from the date of such disposition, and to keep a record of all human remains disposed of on the premises under his or her charge, stating, in each case, the name of the deceased person, if known, the place of death, the date of burial or other disposition, and the name and address of the undertaker, which record shall at all times be open to public inspection, and it shall be the duty of every undertaker, or person acting as such, when burying human remains in a cemetery or burial grounds having no person in charge, to sign or electronically approve the burial, removal, or transit permit, giving the date of burial, write across the face of the permit the words "no person in charge", and file the burial, removal, or transit permit within ten days with the registrar of the district in which the death occurred.
[ 2009 c 231 § 7; 2005 c 365 § 159; 1915 c 180 § 7; 1907 c 83 § 10; RRS § 6027.]
RCW 70.58.260
Burial grounds—Duties of individual in charge of the premises. (Effective May 1, 2020.)
It is unlawful for any person in charge of any premises in which bodies of deceased persons are interred, cremated, or otherwise permanently disposed of, to permit the final disposition, or other disposition of any body upon such premises unless it is accompanied by a burial, removal, or transit permit as provided in this chapter. It is the duty of the person in charge of any such premises to, in case of the interment, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction as defined in RCW 68.04.310, or other disposition of human remains therein, endorse upon the permit the date and character of such disposition, over his or her signature or electronic approval, to return all permits so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred within ten days from the date of such disposition, and to keep a record of all human remains disposed of on the premises under his or her charge, stating, in each case, the name of the deceased person, if known, the place of death, the date of burial or other disposition, and the name and address of the undertaker, which record must at all times be open to public inspection, and it is the duty of every undertaker, or person acting as such, when burying human remains in a cemetery or burial grounds having no person in charge, to sign or electronically approve the burial, removal, or transit permit, giving the date of burial, write across the face of the permit the words "no person in charge," and file the burial, removal, or transit permit within ten days with the registrar of the district in which the death occurred.
[ 2019 c 432 § 31; 2009 c 231 § 7; 2005 c 365 § 159; 1915 c 180 § 7; 1907 c 83 § 10; RRS § 6027.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: RCW 70.58.260 was amended by 2019 c 432 § 31, effective May 1, 2020, without cognizance of its repeal by 2019 c 148 § 40, effective January 1, 2021. For rule of construction concerning sections amended and repealed in the same legislative session, see RCW 1.12.025.
Effective date—2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175.
RCW 70.58.260
Burial grounds—Duties of individual in charge of the premises.
[ 2009 c 231 § 7; 2005 c 365 § 159; 1915 c 180 § 7; 1907 c 83 § 10; RRS § 6027.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: RCW 70.58.260 was amended by 2019 c 432 § 31, effective May 1, 2020, without cognizance of its repeal by 2019 c 148 § 40, effective January 1, 2021. For rule of construction concerning sections amended and repealed in the same legislative session, see RCW 1.12.025.
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