Chapter 68.52 RCW
PUBLIC CEMETERIES AND MORGUES

RCW SECTIONS

68.52.010Morgues authorized in counties.
68.52.020Coroner to control morgue -- Expense.
68.52.030Counties and cities may provide for burial, acquire cemeteries, etc.
68.52.040Cities and towns may own, improve, etc., cemeteries.
68.52.045Cities and towns may provide for a cemetery board.
68.52.050Cemetery improvement fund.
68.52.060Care and investment of fund.
68.52.065Approval of investments.
68.52.070Cemetery improvement fund -- Management.
68.52.080Books of account -- Audit.
68.52.090Establishment authorized.
68.52.100Petition -- Requisites -- Examination.
68.52.110Hearing -- Place and date.
68.52.120Publication and posting of petition and notice of hearing.
68.52.130Hearing -- Inclusion and exclusion of lands.
68.52.140Election on formation of district and first commissioners.
68.52.150Election, how conducted -- Notice.
68.52.155Conformity with election laws -- Exception -- Vacancies.
68.52.160Election ballot.
68.52.170Canvass of returns -- Resolution of organization.
68.52.180Review -- Organization complete.
68.52.190General powers of district.
68.52.192Public cemetery facilities or services -- Cooperation with public or private agencies -- Joint purchasing.
68.52.193Public cemetery facilities or services -- "Public agency" defined.
68.52.195Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements.
68.52.200Right of eminent domain.
68.52.210Power to do cemetery business -- District boundaries may include cities and towns -- Eminent domain exception.
68.52.220District commissioners -- Compensation -- Election.
68.52.250Special elections.
68.52.260Oath of commissioners.
68.52.270Organization of board -- Secretary -- Office -- Meetings -- Powers.
68.52.280Duty of county treasurer -- Cemetery district fund.
68.52.290Tax levy authorized for fund.
68.52.300Disbursement of fund.
68.52.310Limitation of indebtedness -- Limitation of tax levy.
68.52.320Dissolution of districts.
68.52.330Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.
68.52.900Severability -- 1947 c 6.
68.52.901Effective 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.