| Passed by the Senate April 16, 2005 YEAS 42 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 8, 2005 YEAS 96 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5182 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/01/05.
AN ACT Relating to single burial use of multiple interment space; adding a new section to chapter 68.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 68.24 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 68.04 RCW
to read as follows:
"Multiple interment" means two or more human remains are buried in
the ground, in outer burial enclosures or chambers, placed one on top
of another, with a ground level surface the same size as a single grave
or right of interment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 68.24 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) Every cemetery shall disclose and give to the person making
cemetery arrangements a written statement, contract, or other document
that indicates all the items of property, merchandise, and service that
the customer is purchasing, and the price of those items.
(2) Any cemetery offering single burial use of multiple interment
space must include the following disclosure on the written statement,
contract, or other document in conspicuous bold face type no smaller
than other text provisions in the written statement, contract, or other
document, to be initialed by the person making the cemetery
arrangements in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the
signature lines: