A. "Department" means the Pierce County Department of the Medical Examiner.

B. "Disposition" means the minimum services necessary to legally bury or cremate human remains.

C. "Indigent" means the decedent was on public assistance at the time of death, or the decedent's estate is valued at less than $2,500.00.

D. "Unclaimed" means there is no relative who can be located within the state and who is liable for disposition costs pursuant to RCW 68.50.160, nor is there any other person or entity, excepting funeral homes and/or cemeteries/crematories, or the Medical Examiner, who makes any claim to the remains, or who exerts or attempts to exert any influence over the disposition of the remains.