WAC 308-48-060. Against concealment of crime

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 › Chapter 308-48 › Section 308-48-060

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(1) No licensee will remove, embalm, or perform other preparation of a human remains when they have information indicating crime or violence in connection with the cause of death, until permission is obtained from a coroner, medical examiner or other qualified official.

(2) Any licensee having or obtaining, as a result of providing services, any information in relation to a possible crime must communicate such information to a properly qualified official.

(3) No licensee will perform any act knowing that it will conceal evidence of crime.

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