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                                                     SENATE BILL 6254

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1994 Regular Session

By Senators Fraser, Loveland, M. Rasmussen and Winsley

Read first time 01/18/94.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Authorizing counties to file claims against escheat property for funeral or burial expenses of indigent persons.

          AN ACT Relating to funeral or burial expenses of indigent persons; and amending RCW 36.39.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 36.39.030 and 1963 c 4 s 36.39.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          The ((board of county commissioners)) county legislative authority of any county shall provide for the disposition of the remains of any indigent person including a recipient of public assistance who dies within the county and whose body is unclaimed by relatives or church organization.  The county legislative authority may file a claim for funeral or burial expenses against any escheat property which reverts to the state under RCW 11.08.150.

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