# RCW 72.36.035: RCW 72.36.035: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S035

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 72.36.035
- **Heading:** RCW 72.36.035: Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 035

## Text

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Actual bona fide residents of this state" means persons who have a domicile in the state of Washington immediately prior to application for admission to a state veterans' home. (2) "Department" means the Washington state department of veterans affairs. (3) "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation, and shall be the place where the person intends to remain, and to which the person expects to return when the person leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. (4) "State veterans' homes" means the Washington soldiers' home and colony in Orting, the Washington veterans' home in Retsil, the eastern Washington veterans' home, and the Walla Walla veterans' home. (5) "Veteran" has the same meaning established in RCW 41.04.007 .

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 72.36.010 RCW 72.36.010: Establishment of soldiers' home—Long-term leases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S010.md)
- [RCW 72.36.020 RCW 72.36.020: Appointment of administrator and director of nursing services for state veterans' homes—Licensed nursing home administrator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S020.md)
- [RCW 72.36.030 RCW 72.36.030: Admission—Applicants must apply for federal and state benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S030.md)
- [RCW 72.36.035 RCW 72.36.035: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S035.md)
- [RCW 72.36.037 RCW 72.36.037: Resident rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S037.md)
- [RCW 72.36.045 RCW 72.36.045: State veterans' homes—Maintenance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S045.md)
- [RCW 72.36.060 RCW 72.36.060: Federal funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S060.md)
- [RCW 72.36.070 RCW 72.36.070: Washington veterans' home.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S070.md)
- [RCW 72.36.075 RCW 72.36.075: Eastern Washington veterans' home.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S075.md)
- [RCW 72.36.081 RCW 72.36.081: Walla Walla veterans' home.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S081.md)
- [RCW 72.36.090 RCW 72.36.090: Hobby promotion.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S090.md)
- [RCW 72.36.100 RCW 72.36.100: Purchase of equipment, materials for therapy, hobbies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S100.md)
- [RCW 72.36.110 RCW 72.36.110: Burial of deceased member or deceased spouse or domestic partner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S110.md)
- [RCW 72.36.115 RCW 72.36.115: Eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T72_C36_S115.md)

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