§ 68.60.010 Definitions
§ 68.60.020 Dedication
§ 68.60.030 Preservation and maintenance corporations — Authorization of other corporations to restore, maintain, and protect abandoned cemeteries
§ 68.60.040 Protection of cemeteries — Penalties
§ 68.60.050 Protection of historic graves — Penalty
§ 68.60.055 Skeletal human remains — Duty to notify — Ground disturbing activities — Coroner determination — Definitions
§ 68.60.060 Violations — Civil liability
§ 68.60.070 Abandoned cemetery burials — Records — Endowment care funds
§ 68.60.080 Abandoned cemetery — Lawful entry purposes

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 68.60 - Abandoned and historic cemeteries and historic graves

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080