death
Can I leave my friend my body if I die
<p>So when I die I want my friend to keep my body parts in a jars and maybe make a mask out of my face or some thing like that. Can I do that? I’m only 17 so idk if my parents would have a say or if a will would even work for me being in parental control. Anyways thanks </p>

<p>It depends on where you live. In Washington, <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=68.50.110" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RCW 68.50.110</a> requires that</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Except in cases of dissection provided for in RCW 68.50.100, and where
  human remains are rightfully carried through or removed from the state
  for the purpose of burial elsewhere, human remains lying within this
  state, and the remains of any dissected body, after dissection, must
  be decently buried, undergo cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural
  organic reduction within a reasonable time after death.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Per <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=68.50.130" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RCW  68.50.130</a>,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Every person who performs a disposition of any human remains, except
  as otherwise provided by law, in any place, except in a cemetery or a
  building dedicated exclusively for religious purposes, is guilty of a
  misdemeanor. Disposition of human remains following cremation,
  alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction may also occur on
  private property, with the consent of the property owner; and on
  public or government lands or waters with the approval of the
  government agency that has either jurisdiction or control, or both, of
  the lands or waters.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So cutting the body up and sticking the bits in a jar is illegal, but cremating or dissolving it and keeping the remains in a jar is legal. </p>

<p>As for parental permission, <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=68.50.160" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RCW 68.50.160</a> says that</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A person has the right to control the disposition of his or her own
  remains without the predeath or postdeath consent of another person. A
  valid written document expressing the decedent's wishes regarding the
  place or method of disposition of his or her remains, signed by the
  decedent in the presence of a witness, is sufficient legal
  authorization for the procedures to be accomplished.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It does not require that the person be an adult.</p>
