PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The amendment increases cemetery program licensing fees to adjust revenue collection sufficient to fund the budget passed by the 2009 legislature and maintain a reasonable fund balance.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 98-70-010 Fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 68.05.205.
Other Authority: RCW 43.24.086.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-12-084 on June 1, 2009.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Proposed crematory endorsement renewal charge of $9.20 per cremation performed has been reduced to $6.50 per cremation performed.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 18, 2009.
Walt Fahrer
Rules Coordinator
OTS-2433.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-11-088, filed 5/15/07,
effective 6/15/07)
WAC 98-70-010
Fees.
The following fees shall be charged
by the professional licensing division of the department of
licensing:
| Title of Fee | Fee | ||
| Certificate of authority | |||
| Application | $300.00 | ||
| Renewal | (( $6.20 |
||
| Charge per each interment, entombment and inurnment during preceding calendar year | |||
| Crematory license/endorsement | |||
| Application | (( $210.00 |
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| Renewal | |||
| (( |
$6.50 | ||
| Prearrangement sales license | |||
| Application | (( $250.00 |
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| Renewal | (( $200.00 |
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| Exemption from prearrangement sales license | |||
| Application | $70.00 | ||
| Renewal | $35.00 | ||
| Cremated remains disposition permit or endorsement | |||
| Application | $70.00 | ||
| Renewal | $35.00 | ||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.105 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-11-088, § 98-70-010, filed 5/15/07, effective 6/15/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.205, 68.05.225, and 43.24.086. 03-11-020, § 98-70-010, filed 5/12/03, effective 6/30/03; 99-16-079, § 98-70-010, filed 8/3/99, effective 9/3/99; 98-19-053, § 98-70-010, filed 9/15/98, effective 10/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.105. 97-23-010, § 98-70-010, filed 11/7/97, effective 12/8/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.100. 94-01-117, § 98-70-010, filed 12/17/93, effective 1/17/94; 93-07-041, § 98-70-010, filed 3/12/93, effective 4/12/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.215. 89-06-074 (Order PM 816), § 98-70-010, filed 3/1/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.100 as amended by 1985 c 402 § 8. 85-19-012 (Order 108), § 98-70-010, filed 9/6/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.100 and 68.05.230. 83-24-010 (Order 107), § 98-70-010, filed 11/29/83. Statutory Authority: RCW 68.05.100, 68.05.230 and 68.46.180. 81-24-026 (Order 105), § 98-70-010, filed 11/24/81.]