Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 68 Cemeteries, Morgues, And Human Remains - Section 68.50.108 Autopsies, post mortems -- Consent to embalm or cremate body -- Time limitation

§ 68.50.108. Autopsies, post mortems -- Consent to embalm or cremate body -- Time limitation

No dead body upon which the coroner, or prosecuting attorney, if there be no coroner in the county, may perform an autopsy or post mortem, shall be embalmed or cremated without the consent of the coroner having jurisdiction, and failure to obtain such consent shall be a misdemeanor: PROVIDED, That such autopsy or post mortem must be performed within five days, unless the coroner shall obtain an order from the superior court extending such time.

[1953 c 188 § 8. Formerly RCW 68.08.108.]

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