Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 68.50.020 (2026)
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It shall be the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of human remains coming under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW 68.50.010 or 27.44.055, to notify the coroner, medical examiner, or law enforcement thereof in the most expeditious manner possible, unless such person shall have good reason to believe that such notice has already been given. Any person knowing of the existence of such human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner has notice thereof and who shall fail to give notice to the coroner as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For purposes of this section and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "human remains" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 68.04.020. Human remains also includes, but is not limited to, skeletal remains.
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Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: State of Washington v. Claude L. Merritt (Wash. Ct. App. 2023).
State of Washington v. Claude L. Merritt (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “AS-APPLIED CHALLENGE TO CORONER NOTIFICATION STATUTE Merritt argues for the first time on appeal that RCW 68.50.020, the criminal statute that requires notifying the coroner of the location of human remains, violates his right against self-incrimination, as applied to the facts…”
State of Washington v. Riley James Hillestad (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “RCW 68.50.020 states: It shall be the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of human remains coming under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW 68.”
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