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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.
- 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.
- 68.52.160 - Election ballot.
- 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.
- 68.52.192 - Public cemetery facilities or services—Cooperation with public or private agencies—Joint purchasing.
- 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.
- 68.52.210 - Power to do cemetery business—District boundaries may include cities and towns—Eminent domain exception.
- 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.
- 68.52.320 - Dissolution of districts.
- 68.52.330 - Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.
- 68.52.901 - Effective date—1987 c 331.
NOTES:
Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees: RCW 19.16.500.
Taxation, exemptions: RCW 84.36.020.
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