State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Washington > Title-70 > 70-58 > 70-58-190Permit to dispose of human remains when cause of death undetermined.
If the cause of death cannot be determined within three business days, the certification of its cause may be filed after the prescribed period, but the attending physician, coroner, or prosecuting attorney shall give the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred written notice of the reason for the delay, in order that a permit for the disposition of the human remains may be issued if required.
[2005 c 365 § 156; 1945 c 159 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6024-4.]
