{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-68.04.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 68.04.040","heading":"\"Cemetery.\"","body":"\"Cemetery\" means: (1) Any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used for the placement of human remains and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:\n(a) A burial park, for earth interments.\n(b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments.\n(c) A columbarium, for permanent niche interments; or\n(2) For the purposes of chapter 68.60 RCW only, \"cemetery\" means any burial site, burial grounds, or place where five or more human remains are buried. Unless a cemetery is designated as a parcel of land identifiable and unique as a cemetery within the records of the county assessor, a cemetery's boundaries shall be a minimum of ten feet in any direction from any burials therein.","path":["Title 68","Chapter 68.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=68.04.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:45:08Z","sha256":"3af84d09f2ca09c8f74ef38c6302a99cfcf0003cd2e0dbbd3c928ea944fd482e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-68.04.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-68.04.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}