In each county with a population of forty thousand or more, no person shall be qualified for the office of county coroner as provided for in RCW 36.16.030 who is an owner or employee of any funeral home or mortuary.
RCW 36.24.175
Coroner not to be owner or employee of funeral home or mortuary—Counties with populations of forty thousand or more.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 125 Wash. 2d 129 - Carrick v. Locke (1994)
Most recently applied in 125 Wash. 2d 129 - Carrick v. Locke (October 1994)
1991 c 363 s 54; 1969 ex.s. c 259 s 3.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.