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67.70.050 | Office of director created—Appointment—Salary—Duties. | There is created the office of director of the state lottery. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall receive such salary as is determined by the governor, but in no case may the director's salary be more than nin... |
67.70.055 | Activities prohibited to officers, employees, and members. | The director, deputy directors, any assistant directors, and employees of the state lottery and members of the lottery commission shall not: (1) Serve as an officer or manager of any corporation or organization which conducts a lottery or gambling activity; (2) Receive or share in, directly or indirectly, the gross pro... |
67.70.060 | Powers of director. | (1) The director or the director's authorized representative may: (a) Make necessary public or private investigations within or outside of this state to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the pr... |
67.70.070 | Licenses for lottery sales agents—Factors—"Person" defined. | No license as an agent to sell lottery tickets or shares may be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery sales agent. Before issuing a license, the director shall consider such factors as: (1) The financial responsibility and security of the person and his or her business or activity, (2) the... |
67.70.080 | License as authority to act. | Any person licensed as provided in this chapter is hereby authorized and empowered to act as a lottery sales agent.
[ 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 8 .] |
67.70.090 | Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses. | The director may deny an application for, or suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, any license issued pursuant to this chapter. Such license may, however, be temporarily suspended by the director without prior notice, pending any prosecution, investigation, or hearing. A license may be suspended or revoked or an... |
67.70.100 | Assignment of rights prohibited—Exceptions—Notices—Assignment of payment of remainder of an annuity—Intervention—Limitation on payment by director—Rules—Recovery of costs of commission—Federal ruling required—Discharge of liability. | (1) Except under subsection (2) of this section, no right of any person to a prize drawn is assignable, except that payment of any prize drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled.... |
67.70.110 | Maximum price of ticket or share limited—Sale by other than licensed agent prohibited. | A person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the commission. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets, except that nothing in this section prevents any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.
[ 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7... |
67.70.120 | Sale to minor prohibited—Exception—Penalties. | (1) A ticket or share shall not be sold to any person under the age of eighteen, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person eighteen years of age or older to a person less than that age. (2) Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell a... |
67.70.125 | Use of public assistance electronic benefit cards prohibited—Licensee to report violations. | (1) Any licensee authorized under this chapter is prohibited from allowing the use of public assistance electronic benefit cards to purchase lottery tickets or shares authorized under this chapter. (2) Any licensee authorized under this chapter shall report to the department of social and health services any known viol... |
67.70.130 | Prohibited acts—Penalty. | (1) A person shall not alter or forge a lottery ticket. A person shall not claim a lottery prize or share of a lottery prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. A person shall not conspire, aid, abet, or agree to aid another person or persons to claim a lottery prize or share of a lottery prize by means of... |
67.70.140 | Penalty for unlicensed activity. | (1) Any person who conducts any activity for which a license is required by this chapter, or by rule of the commission, without the required license, is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW. (2) If any corporation conducts any activity for which a license is required by this chapter, or ... |
67.70.150 | Penalty for false or misleading statement or entry or failure to produce documents. | Whoever, in any application for a license or in any book or record required to be maintained or in any report required to be submitted, makes any false or misleading statement, or makes any false or misleading entry or wilfully fails to maintain or make any entry required to be maintained or made, or who wilfully refus... |
67.70.160 | Penalty for violation of chapter—Exceptions. | Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or knowingly causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person to violate any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class C felony, except where other penalties are specifically provided for in this cha... |
67.70.170 | Penalty for violation of rules—Exceptions. | Any person who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or knowingly causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person to violate any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, except where other penalties are specifical... |
67.70.180 | Persons prohibited from purchasing tickets or shares or receiving prizes—Penalty. | A ticket or share shall not be purchased by, and a prize shall not be paid to any member of the commission, the director, or an employee of the lottery or to any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of any member of the commission, the dire... |
67.70.190 | Unclaimed prizes. | Unclaimed prizes shall be retained in the state lottery account for the person entitled thereto for one hundred eighty days after the drawing in which the prize is won, or after the official end of the game for instant prizes. If no claim is made for the prize within this time, all rights to the prize shall be extingui... |
67.70.200 | Deposit of moneys received by agents from sales—Power of director—Reports. | The director, in his or her discretion, may require any or all lottery sales agents to deposit to the credit of the state lottery account in banks designated by the state treasurer, all moneys received by such agents from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, less the amount, if any, retained as compensation for the s... |
67.70.210 | Other law inapplicable to sale of tickets or shares. | No other law, including chapter 9.46 RCW, providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or any acts done in connection with a lottery applies to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this chapter.
[ 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 21 .] |
67.70.220 | Payment of prizes to minor. | If the person entitled to a prize is under the age of eighteen years, and such prize is less than five thousand dollars, the director may direct payment of the prize by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family or a guardian of the minor of a check or draft payable to the order of such minor. If the person enti... |
67.70.230 | State lottery account created. | There is hereby created and established a separate account, to be known as the state lottery account. Such account shall be managed, maintained, and controlled by the commission and shall consist of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, and all other moneys credited or transferred thereto fr... |
67.70.240 | Use of moneys in state lottery account limited. | (1) The moneys in the state lottery account may be used only: (a) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares; (b) For purposes of making deposits into the reserve account created by RCW 67.70.250 and into the lottery administrative account created by RCW 67.70.260 ; (c) For purposes o... |
67.70.241 | Promotion of lottery by person or entity responsible for operating stadium and exhibition center—Commission approval—Cessation of obligation. | The person or entity responsible for operating a stadium and exhibition center as defined in RCW 36.102.010 shall promote the lottery with any combination of in-kind advertising, sponsorship, or prize promotions, valued at one million dollars annually beginning January 1998 and increased by four percent each year there... |
67.70.250 | Methods for payment of prizes by installments. | If the director decides to pay any portion of or all of the prizes in the form of installments over a period of years, the director shall provide for the payment of all such installments for any specific lottery game by one, but not both, of the following methods: (1) The director may enter into contracts with any fina... |
67.70.255 | Debts owed to state agency or political subdivision—Debt information to lottery commission—Prize set off against debts. | (1) Any state agency or political subdivision that maintains records of debts owed to the state or political subdivision, or that the state is authorized to enforce or collect, may submit data processing tapes containing debt information to the lottery in a format specified by the lottery. State agencies or political s... |
67.70.260 | Lottery administrative account created. | There is hereby created the lottery administrative account in the state treasury. The account shall be managed, controlled, and maintained by the director. The legislature may appropriate from the account for the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery. The lottery administrative ac... |
67.70.270 | Members of commission—Compensation—Travel expenses. | Each member of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and shall be reimbursed for actual necessary traveling and other expenses in going to, attending, and returning from meetings of the commission and actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of such duti... |
67.70.280 | Application of administrative procedure act. | The provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, shall apply to administrative actions taken by the commission or the director pursuant to this chapter.
[ 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 28 .] |
67.70.290 | Postaudits by state auditor. | The state auditor shall conduct an annual postaudit of all accounts and transactions of the lottery and such other special postaudits as he or she may be directed to conduct pursuant to chapter 43.09 RCW.
[ 2012 c 117 s 310 ; 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 29 .] |
67.70.300 | Investigations by attorney general authorized. | The attorney general may investigate violations of this chapter, and of the criminal laws within this state, by the commission, the director, or the director's employees, licensees, or agents, in the manner prescribed for criminal investigations in RCW 43.10.090 .
[ 1987 c 511 s 13 ; 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 30 .] |
67.70.310 | Management review by director of financial management. | The director of financial management may conduct a management review of the commission's lottery operations to assure that: (1) The manner and time of payment of prizes to the holder of winning tickets or shares is consistent with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) The apportionment of total rev... |
67.70.320 | Verification by certified public accountant. | The director of financial management shall select a certified public accountant to verify that: (1) The manner of selecting the winning tickets or shares is consistent with this chapter; and (2) The manner and time of payment of prizes to the holder of winning tickets or shares is consistent with this chapter. The cost... |
67.70.330 | Enforcement powers of director—Office of the director designated law enforcement agency. | The director shall have the power to enforce this chapter and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in lottery activities and the manufacturing, importation, transportation, distribution, possession, and sale of equipment or paraphernalia used or for use in connection therewith. The d... |
67.70.340 | Transfer of shared game lottery proceeds. | (1) The legislature recognizes that creating a shared game lottery could result in less revenue being raised by the existing state lottery ticket sales. The legislature further recognizes that the fund most impacted by this potential event is the Washington opportunity pathways account. Therefore, it is the intent of t... |
67.70.360 | Marketing lottery as contributor to opportunity pathways—Strategy and implementation. | In consultation with independent experts and in collaboration with the *higher education coordinating board, the state lottery commission shall upon July 13, 2010, develop and begin implementation of a strategy and plan for actively marketing the state lottery as an essential contributor to Washington's opportunity pat... |
67.70.902 | Construction—1982 2nd ex.s. c 7. | This act shall be liberally construed to carry out the purposes and policies of the act.
[ 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 35 .] |
67.70.905 | Effective date—1985 c 375. | This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions and shall take effect March 1, 1985.
[ 1985 c 375 s 10 .]
Reviser's note: 1985 c 375 was signed by the governor May 20, 1985. |
67.70.906 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
67.16.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commission" means the Washington horse racing commission, hereinafter created. (2) "Parimutuel machine" means both machines at the track and machines at the satellite locations, that record parimutuel bets ... |
67.16.012 | Washington horse racing commission—Creation—Terms—Vacancies—Bonds—Oaths. | There is hereby created the Washington horse racing commission, to consist of three commissioners, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. The commissioners shall be citizens, residents, and qualified electors of the state of Washington. The terms of the members shall be six years. Each member shall hold... |
67.16.014 | Washington horse racing commission—Ex officio nonvoting members. | In addition to the commission members appointed under RCW 67.16.012 , there shall be four ex officio nonvoting members consisting of: (1) Two members of the senate, one from the majority political party and one from the minority political party, both to be appointed by the president of the senate; and (2) two members o... |
67.16.015 | Washington horse racing commission—Organization—Secretary—Records—Annual reports. | The commission shall organize by electing one of its members chair, and shall appoint and employ a secretary, and such other clerical, office, and other help as is necessary in the performance of the duties imposed upon it by this chapter. The commission shall keep detailed records of all meetings and of the business t... |
67.16.017 | Washington horse racing commission—Compensation and travel expenses. | Each member of the Washington horse racing commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 in going to, attending, and returning from meetings of the commission, and travel expenses incurred in the discharge of s... |
67.16.020 | Duties of commission—Race meet license—Suspension. | (1) It shall be the duty of the commission, as soon as it is possible after its organization, to prepare and promulgate a complete set of rules and regulations to govern the race meets in this state. It shall determine and announce the place, time and duration of race meets for which license fees are exacted; and it sh... |
67.16.040 | Commission to regulate and license meets—Inspection. | The commission created by this chapter is hereby authorized, and it shall be its duty, to license, regulate and supervise all race meets held in this state under the terms of this chapter, and to cause the various racecourses of the state to be visited and inspected at least once a year.
[ 1933 c 55 s 5 ; RRS s 8312-5.... |
67.16.045 | Criminal history records—Dissemination. | The commission is authorized to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data for any purpose associated with the investigation for suitability for involvement in horse racing activities authorized under this chapter. Dissemination or use of nonconviction data for purposes other than that... |
67.16.050 | Application for meet—Issuance of license—Fee—Cancellation, grounds, procedure. | Every person making application for license to hold a race meet, under the provisions of this chapter shall file an application with the commission which shall set forth the time, the place, the number of days such meet will continue, and such other information as the commission may require. The commission shall be the... |
67.16.060 | Prohibited practices—Parimutuel system permitted—Race meet as public nuisance. | (1) It shall be unlawful: (a) To conduct pool selling, bookmaking, or to circulate handbooks; or (b) To bet or wager on any horse race other than by the parimutuel method; or (c) For any licensee to take more than the percentage provided in RCW 67.16.170 and 67.16.175 ; or (d) For any licensee to compute breaks in the ... |
67.16.065 | Use of public assistance electronic benefit cards prohibited—Licensee to report violations. | (1) Any licensee authorized under this chapter is prohibited from allowing the use of public assistance electronic benefit cards for the purpose of parimutuel wagering authorized under this chapter. (2) Any licensee authorized under this chapter shall report to the department of social and health services any known vio... |
67.16.070 | Races for local breeders. | For the purpose of encouraging the breeding, within this state, of valuable thoroughbred, quarter[,] and/or standard bred racehorses, at least one race of each day's meet shall be offered exclusively for Washington bred horses.
[ 2025 c 89 s 4 ; 1949 c 236 s 2 ; 1933 c 55 s 8 ; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 8312-8.] |
67.16.075 | Breeder's awards and owner's bonuses—Eligibility—Certification. | Only breeders or owners of Washington-bred horses are eligible to demand and receive a breeder's award, an owner's bonus or both. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to certify Washington-bred horses. In setting standards to certify horses as Washington-bred, the commission shall seek the advice of an... |
67.16.080 | Horses to be registered. | A quarter horse to be eligible for a race meet herein shall be duly registered with the American Quarter Horse Association. An Appaloosa horse to be eligible for a race meet herein shall be duly registered with the National Appaloosa Horse Club or any successor thereto. An Arabian horse to be eligible for a race meet h... |
67.16.090 | Races not limited to horses of same breed. | In any race meet in which quarter horses, thoroughbred horses, Appaloosa horses, standard bred harness horses, paint horses, or Arabian horses participate horses of different breeds may be allowed to compete in the same race if such mixed races are so designated in the racing conditions.
[ 1985 c 146 s 5 ; 1982 c 132 s... |
67.16.100 | Disposition of fees—"Fair fund." | (1) All sums paid to the commission under this chapter, including those sums collected for license fees and excluding those sums collected under RCW 67.16.102 and 67.16.105 (3), shall be disposed of by the commission as follows: One hundred percent thereof shall be retained by the commission for the payment of the sala... |
67.16.101 | Legislative finding—Responsibilities of horse racing commission—Availability of interest on one percent of gross receipts to support nonprofit race meets. | The legislature finds that: (1) A primary responsibility of the horse racing commission is the encouragement of the training and development of the equine industry in the state of Washington whether the result of this training and development results in legalized horse racing or in the recreational use of horses; (2) T... |
67.16.102 | Withholding of additional one percent of gross receipts—Payment to owners—Interest payment on one percent and amount retained by commission. | (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the licensee shall withhold and shall pay daily to the commission, in addition to the percentages authorized by RCW 67.16.105 , one percent of the gross receipts of all parimutuel machines at each race meet which sums shall, at the end of each mee... |
67.16.105 | Gross receipts—Commission's percentage—Distributions. | (1) Licensees of race meets that are nonprofit in nature and are of ten days or less are exempt from payment of a parimutuel tax. (2) Licensees that do not fall under subsection (1) of this section must withhold and pay to the commission daily for each authorized day of parimutuel wagering the following applicable perc... |
67.16.110 | Broadcasting and motion picture rights reserved. | All radio broadcasting rights, and motion picture rights in connection with meets licensed hereunder are reserved to the state and the commission shall lease or license same only to the highest bidder. The exercise of such rights shall at all times be under the supervision of the commission.
[ 1980 c 32 s 10 ; 1933 c 5... |
67.16.130 | Nonprofit race meets—Licensing—Fees. | (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of chapter 67.16 RCW, the commission may license race meets which are nonprofit in nature, of ten days or less, and which have an average daily handle of one hundred twenty thousand dollars or less, at a daily licensing fee of ten dollars, and the sponsoring nonprofit a... |
67.16.140 | Employees of commission—Employment restriction. | No employee of the horse racing commission shall simultaneously serve as an employee of any track at which that individual will also serve as an employee of the commission.
[ 2025 c 89 s 9 ; 1973 1st ex.s. c 216 s 3 .] |
67.16.150 | Employees of commission—Commissioners—Financial interest restrictions. | No employee nor any commissioner of the horse racing commission shall have any financial interest whatsoever, other than an ownership interest in a community venture, in any track at which said employee serves as an agent or employee of the commission or at any track with respect to a commissioner.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 2... |
67.16.160 | Rules implementing conflict of interest laws—Wagers by commissioner. | No later than 90 days after July 16, 1973, the horse racing commission shall adopt, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, reasonable rules implementing to the extent applicable to the circumstances of the horse racing commission the conflict of interest laws of the state of Washington as set forth in chapter 42.52 RCW. In no ... |
67.16.170 | Gross receipts—Retention of percentage by licensees. | (1) Licensees of race meets that are nonprofit in nature and are of ten days or less may retain daily for each authorized day of racing fifteen percent of daily gross receipts of all parimutuel machines at each race meet. (2) Licensees of race meets that do not fall under subsection (1) of this section may retain daily... |
67.16.175 | Exotic wagers—Retention of percentage by race meets. | (1) In addition to the amounts authorized to be retained in RCW 67.16.170 , race meets may retain daily for each authorized day of racing an additional six percent of the daily gross receipts of all parimutuel machines from exotic wagers at each race meet. (2) Of the amounts retained in subsection (1) of this section, ... |
67.16.200 | Parimutuel wagering at satellite locations—Simulcasts. | (1) A class 1 racing association licensed by the commission to conduct a race meet may seek approval from the commission to conduct parimutuel wagering at a satellite location or locations within the state of Washington. In order to participate in parimutuel wagering at a satellite location or locations within the stat... |
67.16.230 | Satellite locations—Fees. | The commission is authorized to establish and collect an annual fee for each separate satellite location. The fee to be collected from the licensee shall be set to reflect the commission's expected costs of approving, regulating, and monitoring each satellite location, provided commission revenues generated under RCW 6... |
67.16.251 | Handicapping contests. | Class 1 racing associations and licensed advanced deposit wagering companies may conduct horse race handicapping contests. The commission shall establish rules for the approval of handicapping contests involving the outcome of multiple horse races.
[ 2025 c 89 s 14 ; 2005 c 351 s 2 .] |
67.16.260 | Advance deposit wagering. | (1) The horse racing commission may authorize advance deposit wagering to be conducted by: (a) A licensed class 1 racing association operating a live horse racing facility; or (b) The operator of an advance deposit wagering system accepting wagers pursuant to an agreement with a licensed class 1 racing association. The... |
67.16.270 | Violation of commission rules—Penalties. | Upon making a determination that an individual or licensee has violated a commission rule, the board of stewards may assess a fine, suspend or revoke a person's license, or any combination of these penalties. The commission must adopt by rule standard penalties for a rules violation. All fines collected must be deposit... |
67.16.275 | Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account. | The Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts collected by the commission under RCW 67.16.102 (1) and 67.16.175 (2) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only as ... |
67.16.280 | Washington horse racing commission operating account. | (1)(a) The Washington horse racing commission operating account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts collected by the commission under RCW 67.16.105 (2) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operating expenses of the commission. Only the com... |
67.16.285 | Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account. | The Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from RCW 67.16.105 (3) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes provided in RCW 67.16.105 (3). Only the secretary of the commission ... |
67.16.300 | Industrial insurance premium assessments. | In addition to the license fees authorized by this chapter, the commission shall collect the industrial insurance premium assessments required under RCW 51.16.210 from trainers, grooms, and owners. The industrial insurance premium assessments required under RCW 51.16.210 shall be retroactive to January 1, 1989, and sha... |
67.16.900 | Severability—General repealer—1933 c 55. | In case any part or portion of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any other part or portion of this chapter not adjudged unconstitutional. All acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
[ 1933 c 55 s 10 ; RRS s 8312-10.] |
68.04.005 | Application. | The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
[ 2019 c 432 s 1 .]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
68.04.020 | "Human remains," "remains." | "Human remains" or "remains" means the body of a deceased person, including remains following the process of cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. This also includes the body in any stage of decomposition.
[ 2019 c 432 s 2 ; 2005 c 365 s 27 ; 1977 c 47 s 1 ; 1943 c 247 s 2 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 37... |
68.04.030 | "Cremated human remains." | "Cremated human remains" means the end products of cremation.
[ 2005 c 365 s 28 ; 1977 c 47 s 2 ; 1943 c 247 s 3 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-3.] |
68.04.040 | "Cemetery." | "Cemetery" means: (1) Any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used for the placement of human remains and dedicated, for cemetery purposes: (a) A burial park, for earth interments. (b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments. (c) A columbarium, for permanent niche inte... |
68.04.050 | "Burial park." | "Burial park" means a tract of land for the burial of human remains in the ground, used or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.
[ 1943 c 247 s 5 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-5.] |
68.04.060 | "Mausoleum." | "Mausoleum" means a structure or building for the entombment of human remains in crypts in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.
[ 1979 c 21 s 2 ; 1943 c 247 s 6 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-6.] |
68.04.070 | "Crematory." | "Crematory" means a building or area of a building that houses one or more cremation chambers, to be used for the cremation of human remains.
[ 2005 c 365 s 30 ; 1943 c 247 s 7 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-7.] |
68.04.080 | "Columbarium." | "Columbarium" means a structure, room, or other space in a building or structure containing niches for permanent placement of human remains in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.
[ 2019 c 432 s 5 ; 2005 c 365 s 31 ; 1943 c 247 s 8 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-8.]
Effective date — 201... |
68.04.100 | "Interment." | "Interment" means the placement of human remains in a cemetery.
[ 2005 c 365 s 32 ; 1943 c 247 s 10 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-10.] |
68.04.110 | "Cremation." | "Cremation" means the reduction of human remains to bone fragments in a crematory by means of incineration.
[ 2005 c 365 s 33 ; 1987 c 331 s 1 ; 1977 c 47 s 3 ; 1943 c 247 s 11 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-11.]
Effective date — 1987 c 331: See RCW 68.05.900 . |
68.04.120 | "Inurnment." | "Inurnment" means placing human remains in a cemetery.
[ 2019 c 432 s 6 ; 2005 c 365 s 34 ; 1943 c 247 s 12 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-12.]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
68.04.130 | "Entombment." | "Entombment" means the placement of human remains in a crypt.
[ 2005 c 365 s 35 ; 1943 c 247 s 13 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-13.] |
68.04.140 | "Burial." | "Burial" means the placement of human remains in a grave.
[ 1943 c 247 s 14 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-14.] |
68.04.150 | "Grave." | "Grave" means a space of ground in a burial park, used or intended to be used, for burial.
[ 1943 c 247 s 15 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-15.] |
68.04.160 | "Crypt." | "Crypt" means a space in a mausoleum for the placement of human remains.
[ 2005 c 365 s 36 ; 1979 c 21 s 3 ; 1943 c 247 s 16 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-16.] |
68.04.165 | "Outer burial container." | "Outer burial container" means any container which is buried in the ground for the placement of human remains in the burial process. Outer burial containers include, but are not limited to vaults, lawn crypts, and liners.
[ 2005 c 365 s 37 ; 1979 c 21 s 4 .] |
68.04.170 | "Niche." | "Niche" means a space in a columbarium for placement of human remains.
[ 2019 c 432 s 9 ; 2005 c 365 s 38 ; 1943 c 247 s 17 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-17.]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
68.04.190 | "Cemetery authority." | "Cemetery authority" means an entity that has obtained a certificate of authority to operate a cemetery from the funeral and cemetery board, or any other entity that operates a cemetery that is not under the jurisdiction of the funeral and cemetery board.
[ 2009 c 102 s 6 ; 2005 c 365 s 39 ; 1943 c 247 s 19 ; Rem. Supp... |
68.04.210 | "Cemetery business." | "Cemetery business" includes establishing, maintaining, operating, and improving a cemetery for the placement of human remains, and the care and preservation of the cemetery property.
[ 2005 c 365 s 40 ; 1943 c 247 s 21 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-21.] |
68.04.230 | "Lot" or "plot." | "Lot" or "plot" means space in a cemetery, used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains.
[ 2005 c 365 s 41 ; 1943 c 247 s 23 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-23.] |
68.04.240 | "Owner of interment rights." | "Owner of interment rights" means any person who is listed as the owner of record of a right or rights of interment in the office of a cemetery authority.
[ 2005 c 365 s 45 ; 1943 c 247 s 24 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 3778-24.] |
68.04.250 | "Interment right." | "Interment right" means the right to inter human remains in a particular space in a cemetery.
[ 2005 c 365 s 42 .] |
68.04.260 | "Scattering garden." | "Scattering garden" means a designated area in a cemetery for the scattering of human remains.
[ 2019 c 432 s 10 ; 2005 c 365 s 43 .]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
68.04.270 | "Scattering." | "Scattering" means the removal of human remains from their container for the purpose of scattering the remains in any lawful manner.
[ 2019 c 432 s 11 ; 2005 c 365 s 44 .]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
68.04.280 | "Multiple interment." | "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.
[ 2005 c 359 s 1 .] |
68.04.290 | "Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis." | "Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis" means the reduction of human remains to bone fragments and essential elements in a licensed hydrolysis facility using heat, pressure, water, and base chemical agents.
[ 2019 c 432 s 3 .]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
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