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Code · Washington · Title 68 — Cemeteries, Morgues, and Human Remains · Chapter 68.04

RCW 68.04.020

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"Human remains" or "remains" means the body of a deceased person, including remains following the process of cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. This also includes the body in any stage of decomposition.
[ 2019 c 432 s 2 ; 2005 c 365 s 27 ; 1977 c 47 s 1 ; 1943 c 247 s 2 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-2.]
Notes:
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 .
Short title — 1943 c 247: "This act shall be known as the 'General Cemetery Act.'" [ 1943 c 247 s 1 .]
Severability — 1943 c 247: "If any section, subdivision, sentence or clause of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act." [ 1943 c 247 s 147 .]
The annotations apply to 1943 c 247, the general cemetery act, which was codified as RCW 68.04.020 through 68.04.240 , 68.08.010 through 68.08.030 , 68.08.120 through 68.08.220 , 68.08.240 , 68.20.010 through 68.20.100 , 68.24.010 through 68.24.180 , 68.28.010 through 68.28.070 , 68.32.010 through 68.32.170 , 68.36.010 through 68.36.100 , 68.40.010 through 68.40.090 , 68.44.010 through 68.44.170 , and 68.48.040 through 68.48.090 .
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