All jewelry, moneys, papers, and other personal property of the deceased shall be inventoried immediately upon being taken into custody by the coroner or his or her appointees. The original of such lists shall be certified to by the coroner and kept as a public record at the county morgue.
RCW 68.50.040
Deceased's effects to be listed.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lee v. Jasman (2014)
Most recently applied in Lee v. Jasman (August 2014)
2017 c 37 s 5; 2012 c 117 s 314; 1917 c 90 s 6; RRS s 6045
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.