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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2279

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Haugen, Nealey, Ferguson and Jones)

Read first time 1/12/90.

AN ACT Relating to the care and delivery of human remains; adding a new section to chapter 68.50 RCW; and repealing RCW 68.50.030.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 68.50 RCW to read as follows:

          Whenever a coroner or medical examiner assumes jurisdiction over human remains and directs transportation of those remains  by a funeral establishment, as defined in RCW 18.39.010, the reasonable costs of transporting shall be borne by the county in the event that:  (1) The funeral establishment transporting the remains is not providing the funeral or disposition services; or (2) the funeral establishment providing the funeral or disposition services is required to transport the remains to a facility other than its own.

          Except as provided in RCW 36.39.030, 68.52.030, and 73.08.070, any transportation costs or other costs incurred after the coroner or medical examiner has released jurisdiction over the human remains shall not be borne by the county.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     Section 5, chapter 90, Laws of 1917 and RCW 68.50.030 are each repealed.