RCW 68.50.200 and 68.50.210 do not apply to or prohibit the removal of any human remains from one plot to another in the same cemetery or the removal of [human] remains by a cemetery authority from a plot for which the purchase price is past due and unpaid, to some other suitable place; nor do they apply to the disinterment of human remains upon order of court or coroner. However, a cemetery authority shall provide notification to the person cited in RCW 68.50.200 before moving human remains.
RCW 68.50.220
Exceptions.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 191 Wash. 2d 689 - Southwick, Inc. v. Wash. State (2018)
Most recently applied in 191 Wash. 2d 689 - Southwick, Inc. v. Wash. State (September 2018)
2005 c 365 s 145; 1987 c 331 s 62; 1943 c 247 s 35; Rem
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