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                         SENATE BILL 5010

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin and Fraser

Read first time 01/09/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Revising the duty of the county to dispose of the remains of indigent persons.

    AN ACT Relating to disposal of remains 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 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)).

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