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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Haugen, L. Smith, Bumgarner, Cooper, Rayburn, Brough, Patrick, Lewis, Zellinsky, Madsen, Moyer, Brooks and P. King

Read first time 1/22/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to county death investigations; and adding a new section to chapter 68.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 68.08 RCW to read as follows:

          A county coroner or county medical examiner or persons acting in that capacity shall be immune from tort liability for determining the cause and manner of death.