Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 27 Libraries, Museums, And Historical Activities - Chapter 27.44 Indian Graves And Records

• 27.44.020 Examination permitted -- Removal to archaeological repository
  Any archaeologist or interested person may copy and examine such glyptic or painted records or examine the surface of any such cairn or grave, but ...
• 27.44.030 Intent
  The legislature hereby declares that: (1) Native Indian burial grounds and historic graves are acknowledged to be a finite, irreplaceable, and nonrenewable cultural resource, and ...
• 27.44.040 Protection of Indian graves -- Penalty
  (1) Any person who knowingly removes, mutilates, defaces, injures, or destroys any cairn or grave of any native Indian, or any glyptic or painted record ...
• 27.44.050 Civil action by Indian tribe or member -- Time for commencing action -- Venue -- Damages -- Attorneys' fees
  (1) Apart from any criminal prosecution, an Indian tribe or enrolled member thereof, shall have a civil action to secure an injunction, damages, or other ...
• 27.44.055 Skeletal human remains -- Duty to notify -- Ground disturbing activities -- Coroner determination -- Definitions
  (1) Any person who discovers skeletal human remains must notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. Any person knowing ...
• 27.44.900 Captions not law -- 1989 c 44
  Section captions used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.[1989 c 44 § 10.] ...
• 27.44.901 Liberal construction -- 1989 c 44
  This act is to be liberally construed to achieve the legislature's intent.[1989 c 44 § 11.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009