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Chapter 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 §2701. Duties of department - §2701. Duties of department The Department of Health and Human...
22 §2701-A. Contents of certificates and reports - §2701-A. Contents of certificates and reports 1. Format. Each certificate,...
22 §2702. Duties of municipal clerks - §2702. Duties of municipal clerks The clerk of each municipality...
22 §2702-A. Duties to furnish information - §2702-A. Duties to furnish information Any person having knowledge of...
22 §2702-B. Electronic transmittal of marriage certificates - §2702-B. Electronic transmittal of marriage certificates The municipal clerk that...
22 §2703. Birth, marriage or death in unincorporated place - §2703. Birth, marriage or death in unincorporated place When a...
22 §2704. Registration of births and deaths at Togus - §2704. Registration of births and deaths at Togus Certificates of...
22 §2705. Amendment of vital statistics records - §2705. Amendment of vital statistics records Except as provided by...
22 §2706. Disclosure of vital records - §2706. Disclosure of vital records Custodians of certificates and records...
22 §2706-A. Adoption contact files - §2706-A. Adoption contact files 1. File. The state registrar shall...
22 §2707. Evidentiary character of vital records - §2707. Evidentiary character of vital records Any certificate or record...
22 §2708. Penalties - §2708. Penalties 1. Intentional or knowing falsification. A person who...
22 §2709. Duty of state registrar when law violated - §2709. Duty of state registrar when law violated When the...
22 §2710. Domestic partner registry - §2710. Domestic partner registry 1. Registry. The Office of Data,...
Chapter 703: BIRTH RECORDS
22 §2761. Registration of live births - §2761. Registration of live births A certificate of each live...
22 §2761-A. Baptismal records in lieu of birth certificates - §2761-A. Baptismal records in lieu of birth certificates Any Native...
22 §2761-B. Hospital-based paternity acknowledgement - §2761-B. Hospital-based paternity acknowledgement 1. Birthing center. As used in...
22 §2761-C. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth - §2761-C. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth Upon request of...
22 §2762. Return of all births (REPEALED) - §2762. Return of all births (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...
22 §2763. Birth certificates of foundlings; report - §2763. Birth certificates of foundlings; report Whoever assumes the custody...
22 §2764. Delayed birth registration - §2764. Delayed birth registration In order to provide an official...
22 §2765. New certificate of birth following adoption, legitimation or gender marker change - §2765. New certificate of birth following adoption, legitimation or gender...
22 §2766. Statement of birth parents' identity - §2766. Statement of birth parents' identity A person 18 years...
22 §2767. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult (REPEALED) - §2767. Amendment of certificate of birth of adult (REPEALED) SECTION...
22 §2767-A. Amendment of birth certificate of adult - §2767-A. Amendment of birth certificate of adult 1. Amendment of...
22 §2768. Access to original birth certificate by adopted person - §2768. Access to original birth certificate by adopted person An...
22 §2769. Contact preference and medical history forms - §2769. Contact preference and medical history forms The State Registrar...
Chapter 705: MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES
22 §2801. Issuance of marriage certificates to nonresidents; divorce certificate (REPEALED) - §2801. Issuance of marriage certificates to nonresidents; divorce certificate (REPEALED)...
22 §2802. Copy of record of marriages (REPEALED) - §2802. Copy of record of marriages (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2803. Records of divorces and annulments - §2803. Records of divorces and annulments The clerk of the...
22 §2804. --index - §2804. --index The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall prepare and...
Chapter 706: UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT
22 §2811. Determination of death - §2811. Determination of death An individual who has sustained either...
22 §2812. Uniformity of construction and application - §2812. Uniformity of construction and application This Act shall be...
22 §2813. Short title - §2813. Short title This Act may be cited as the...
Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS
22 §2841. Registration of fetal deaths - §2841. Registration of fetal deaths Except as authorized by the...
22 §2842. Registration of deaths - §2842. Registration of deaths Except as authorized by the department,...
22 §2842-A. Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases - §2842-A. Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases The...
22 §2842-B. Native American human remains - §2842-B. Native American human remains 1. Transfer of remains. Except...
22 §2843. Permits for final disposition of dead human bodies - §2843. Permits for final disposition of dead human bodies Except...
22 §2843-A. Custody of remains of deceased persons - §2843-A. Custody of remains of deceased persons 1. Definitions. As...
22 §2844. Subregistrars - §2844. Subregistrars The State Registrar of Vital Statistics or municipal...
22 §2845. Certificate of death typewritten or hand printed - §2845. Certificate of death typewritten or hand printed A death...
22 §2846. Authorized person - §2846. Authorized person For the purposes of this chapter, "authorized...
22 §2847. Electronic death registration system - §2847. Electronic death registration system A person authorized to complete...
22 §2848. Registering a presumed death - §2848. Registering a presumed death When a death is presumed...
Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES
22 §2881. Delivery to physician for scientific purposes - §2881. Delivery to physician for scientific purposes If any resident...
22 §2882. Collection, distribution and delivery - §2882. Collection, distribution and delivery The professors of anatomy, the...
22 §2883. Deaths in almshouses, prisons and institutions - §2883. Deaths in almshouses, prisons and institutions All public officers,...
22 §2884. Distribution of bodies - §2884. Distribution of bodies The board or its duly authorized...
22 §2885. Enclosed from public view; carriers to obtain receipts - §2885. Enclosed from public view; carriers to obtain receipts The...
22 §2886. Bond for proper disposal; traffic outside of State - §2886. Bond for proper disposal; traffic outside of State A...
22 §2887. Expenses - §2887. Expenses Neither the State nor any county or municipality,...
22 §2888. Neglect to discharge duties - §2888. Neglect to discharge duties Any person having duties enjoined...
22 §2889. Disposal of eyes after death (REPEALED) - §2889. Disposal of eyes after death (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2900. Cremated remains of a veteran - §2900. Cremated remains of a veteran 1. Definitions. As used...
Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
22 §2901. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2901. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW)....
22 §2902. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift (REPEALED) - §2902. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift (REPEALED) SECTION...
22 §2903. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made (REPEALED) - §2903. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which...
22 §2904. Manner of executing anatomical gifts (REPEALED) - §2904. Manner of executing anatomical gifts (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2905. Delivery of document of gift (REPEALED) - §2905. Delivery of document of gift (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2906. Amendment or revocation of the gift (REPEALED) - §2906. Amendment or revocation of the gift (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §2907. Rights and duties at death (REPEALED) - §2907. Rights and duties at death (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2908. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED) - §2908. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c....
22 §2909. Short title (REPEALED) - §2909. Short title (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 193...
22 §2910. Request for consent required to an anatomical gift (REPEALED) - §2910. Request for consent required to an anatomical gift (REPEALED)...
22 §2911. Honor intent of organ donors (REPEALED) - §2911. Honor intent of organ donors (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS
22 §2921. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2921. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW)....
22 §2922. Declaration relating to use of life- sustaining procedures (REPEALED) - §2922. Declaration relating to use of life- sustaining procedures (REPEALED)...
22 §2923. Revocation of declaration (REPEALED) - §2923. Revocation of declaration (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
22 §2924. Recording determination of terminal condition and contents of declaration (REPEALED) - §2924. Recording determination of terminal condition and contents of declaration...
22 §2925. Treatment of qualified patients (REPEALED) - §2925. Treatment of qualified patients (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...
22 §2926. Transfer of patients (REPEALED) - §2926. Transfer of patients (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
22 §2927. Immunities (REPEALED) - §2927. Immunities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW)....
22 §2928. Penalties (REPEALED) - §2928. Penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW)....
22 §2929. General provisions (REPEALED) - §2929. General provisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 186...
22 §2930. Recognition of declarations executed in other states (REPEALED) - §2930. Recognition of declarations executed in other states (REPEALED) SECTION...
22 §2931. Presumption of validity (REPEALED) - §2931. Presumption of validity (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
22 §2941. Short title - §2941. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
22 §2942. Definitions - §2942. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
22 §2943. Applicability - §2943. Applicability This chapter applies to an anatomical gift or...
22 §2944. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death - §2944. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death Subject...
22 §2945. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death - §2945. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death 1....
22 §2946. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death - §2946. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death 1....
22 §2947. Refusal to make anatomical gift and effect of refusal - §2947. Refusal to make anatomical gift and effect of refusal...
22 §2948. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation - §2948. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation 1....
22 §2949. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part - §2949. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or...
22 §2950. Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part - §2950. Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of...
22 §2951. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift - §2951. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical...
22 §2952. Search and notification - §2952. Search and notification 1. Persons to conduct reasonable search....
22 §2953. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine - §2953. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to...
22 §2954. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others - §2954. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others 1....
22 §2955. Coordination of procurement and use - §2955. Coordination of procurement and use Each hospital in this...
22 §2956. Immunity - §2956. Immunity 1. In accordance with chapter. A person that...
22 §2957. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity - §2957. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution...
22 §2958. Donor registry - §2958. Donor registry 1. Elements of donor registry. A donor...
22 §2959. Honoring decision of donors - §2959. Honoring decision of donors A person's decision to make...
22 §2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization - §2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization 1....
22 §2961. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent in Chief Medical Examiner cases - §2961. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent in Chief Medical...
22 §2962. Registration of recovery agencies - §2962. Registration of recovery agencies 1. Registration. Except as provided...
22 §2963. Uniformity of application and construction - §2963. Uniformity of application and construction In applying and construing...
22 §2964. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - §2964. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce...
22 §2965. Effective date - §2965. Effective date This chapter takes effect January 1, 2009....
Chapter 711: MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT
22 §3021. Title - §3021. Title This chapter shall be referred to as the...
22 §3022. Office of Chief Medical Examiner - §3022. Office of Chief Medical Examiner 1. Appointment and qualifications...
22 §3023. Medical examiners; appointment; jurisdiction - §3023. Medical examiners; appointment; jurisdiction The Chief Medical Examiner shall...
22 §3023-A. Medicolegal death investigators; appointment; jurisdiction - §3023-A. Medicolegal death investigators; appointment; jurisdiction The Chief Medical Examiner...
22 §3024. Salaries; fees; expenses - §3024. Salaries; fees; expenses The salary of the Chief Medical...
22 §3025. Medical examiner case - §3025. Medical examiner case 1. Circumstances of death that must...
22 §3026. Reports of death - §3026. Reports of death 1. Persons suspecting medical examiner case....
22 §3027. Procedure at scene of death - §3027. Procedure at scene of death 1. Movement or alteration...
22 §3028. Investigation; autopsy - §3028. Investigation; autopsy (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1....
22 §3028-A. Disposal of unidentified remains and abandoned human remains - §3028-A. Disposal of unidentified remains and abandoned human remains Whenever...
22 §3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids - §3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids A medical...
22 §3028-C. Disposal of nonsubstantial fragments and fluids; disposal of substantial fragments - §3028-C. Disposal of nonsubstantial fragments and fluids; disposal of substantial...
22 §3028-D. Disposal of identified human remains without connection to State and unidentified human remains - §3028-D. Disposal of identified human remains without connection to State...
22 §3029. Body buried without inquiry - §3029. Body buried without inquiry 1. Notification of district attorney...
22 §3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED) - §3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....
22 §3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners - §3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners The facilities...
22 §3032. Rules - §3032. Rules The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized and empowered...
22 §3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained - §3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained...
22 §3034. Missing persons - §3034. Missing persons 1. Files; information. The Office of Chief...
22 §3035. Fees - §3035. Fees 1. Fees. Except as provided in subsections 3...