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HOUSE BILL 2468
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives G. Cole, Fuhrman, Lisk and Franklin; by request of Department of Licensing
Read first time 1/17/92. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to funeral directors, embalmers, and cemeteries; amending RCW 18.39.290, 68.05.100, and 68.05.205; and adding a new section to chapter 18.39 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 18.39.290 and 1986 c 259 s 69 are each amended to read as follows:
All certificates of registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall continue in force until the expiration date unless suspended or revoked. A certificate shall be subject to renewal annually ninety days after the end of its fiscal year, as stated on the original application, by the funeral establishment and payment of the required fees.
The director shall determine and collect fees related to certificate of registration licensure.
All
fees so collected shall be remitted by the director to the state treasurer not
later than the first business day following receipt of such funds and the funds
shall be credited to the ((health professions)) funeral directors and
embalmers account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 18.39 RCW to read as follows:
The funeral directors and embalmers account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All fees received by the department for licenses, registration, renewals, examinations, and audits shall be forwarded to the state treasurer who shall credit the money to the account. All fines and civil penalties ordered by the superior court or fines ordered under RCW 18.130.160(8) against holders of licenses or registrations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the account. All expenses incurred in carrying out the licensing and registration activities of the department and the state funeral directors and embalmers board under this chapter shall be paid from the account as authorized by legislative appropriation. Any residue in the account shall be accumulated and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the biennium. All earnings of investments of balances in the account shall be credited to the general fund.
Sec. 3. RCW 68.05.100 and 1987 c 331 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
The
board may establish necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this
title and the laws subject to its jurisdiction and prescribe the form of
statements and reports provided for in this title. Rules regulating the cremation
of human remains and establishing ((fees and)) permit requirements shall
be adopted in consultation with the state board of funeral directors and
embalmers.
Sec. 4. RCW 68.05.205 and 1987 c 331 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
((Every
cemetery authority shall pay for each cemetery operated by it, an annual
regulatory charge to be fixed by the director of not more than three dollars
per interment, entombment, and inurnment made during the preceding full
calendar year, which charges shall be deposited in the cemetery account. Upon
payment of said charges and compliance with the provisions of Title 68 RCW and
the lawful orders, rules, and regulations of the board, the board will issue a
certificate of authority.)) The director with the consent of the
cemetery board shall set all fees for chapters 68.05, 68.20, 68.24, 68.28,
68.32, 68.36, 68.40, 68.44, and 68.46 RCW in accordance with RCW 43.24.086
including fees for licenses, certificates, regulatory charges, permits, or
endorsements and the department shall collect the fees.