Michigan Compiled Laws
368-1978-2-28 - Part 28 Vital Records (333.2801...333.2899)
Section 333.2821 - Birth Registration Required; Filing Record of Birth; Time of Registration; Transmission to Childhood Immunization Registry.

Sec. 2821.
(1) Birth registration is required for each individual born in this state.
(2) A record of birth for each live birth that occurs in this state shall be filed at the office of the local registrar not more than 5 days after the birth. The birth shall be registered when the filing is completed.
(3) Upon receipt of a vital record consisting of a birth registration transmitted by a local registrar pursuant to section 2815(2), the state registrar shall transmit the information contained in the birth registration to the childhood immunization registry created in section 9207 .
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1997 Popular Name: Act 368

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 333 - Health

Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)

Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)

368-1978-2-28 - Part 28 Vital Records (333.2801...333.2899)

Section 333.2801 - Meanings of Words and Phrases; General Definitions and Principles of Construction.

Section 333.2803 - Definitions; a to F.

Section 333.2804 - Definitions; I to R.

Section 333.2805 - Definitions; S to V.

Section 333.2811 - Form and Content of Vital Records and Certificates.

Section 333.2813 - State Registrar; Appointment; Duties; Inclusion of Social Security Number; Disclosure Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.

Section 333.2814 - City Clerk or City Department as Local Registrar; Rules.

Section 333.2815 - Local Registrar; Duties.

Section 333.2821 - Birth Registration Required; Filing Record of Birth; Time of Registration; Transmission to Childhood Immunization Registry.

Section 333.2822 - Individuals Required to Report Live Birth Occurring in State; “Surrender” Defined.

Section 333.2823 - Registration of Live Birth Occurring in Moving Conveyance.

Section 333.2824 - Registering Name of Husband as Father of Child; Registering Surname of Child; Consent; Acknowledgment of Parentage; Designating Surname of Child; Entering Name of Father and Surname of Child on Birth Certificate; Father Not Named o...

Section 333.2825 - Assuming Custody of Live Born Child of Unknown Parentage; Form, Contents, and Filing of Report; Place of Birth; Report as Birth Registration; Sealing and Opening of Report.

Section 333.2827 - Failure to Register Birth Within Time Prescribed; Filing Certificate of Birth; Registration of Birth Subject to Evidentiary Requirements; Marking Certificate “Delayed” and Showing Date of Delayed Registration; Endorsing Summary Sta...

Section 333.2828 - Conditions Prohibiting Registration of Delayed Certificate of Birth; Advising Applicant of Reasons and Right of Appeal; Dismissal of Application; Judicial Findings and Order; Forwarding Order to State Registrar; Registration of Ord...

Section 333.2829 - Report of Adoption; Form; Contents; Report When Adoption Order Amended, Annulled, or Rescinded; Duty of Probate Register or Clerk; Requirements of Birth Certificate Issued to Adopted Individual.

Section 333.2830 - Adoption of Child Born Outside United States, Territory of United States, or Canada; Filing, Form, and Contents of Delayed Registration of Birth; Petition for Issuance of Delayed Registration of Birth; Entering Change of Name.

Section 333.2831 - New Certificate of Birth; Establishment; Requirements.

Section 333.2832 - New Certificate of Birth; Actual Place and Date of Birth to Be Shown; Substitution for Original Certificate; Inspection; Restoration of Original Certificate Upon Notice of Annulment or Rescission of Adoption; Preparing New Certific...

Section 333.2833 - Recording Death on Decedent's Birth Certificate; Notification; Recordation by Department or Local Registrar; Recordation on Face of Copies of Certificate; Correction of Record.

Section 333.2834 - Report of Fetal Death; Time, Form, and Manner; Prohibited Information; Report if Dead Fetus Delivered in or Outside Institution; Notice to Medical Examiner; Investigation and Report; Use and Disposition of Confidential Statistical...

Section 333.2835 - "Physical Complication" Defined; Report of Abortion; Form, Transmittal, and Contents of Report; Prohibited Information; Destruction of Reports; Annual Statistical Report; Use of Statistical Reports; Prohibited Disclosures; Violatio...

Section 333.2836 - Disposal of Fetal Remains.

Section 333.2837 - Physical Complication or Death Resulting From Abortion; Report.

Section 333.2841 - Death Registration Required; Place of Death; Failure to Report Death to Law Enforcement Agency, Funeral Home, or 9-1-1 Operator; Violation; Penalty.

Section 333.2842 - Death Registration; Death Occurring in Moving Conveyance.

Section 333.2843 - Report of Death by Funeral Director; “Dead Body” Defined; Personal Data; Medical Certification; Neglecting or Refusing to Sign Death Certificate as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Certification and Filing of Death Record; Deceased Infant; In...

Section 333.2843a - Ascertaining if Deceased Person Veteran; Releasing Information for Graves Registration List of All Burials of Veterans.

Section 333.2843b - Physician Having Actual Knowledge of Presence in Deceased Individual of Infectious Agent; Notification of Funeral Director or Authorized Agent; Refusal to Render Services Prohibited; Effective Date of Subsection (1); Confidentiali...

Section 333.2844 - Referral of Case to County Medical Examiner; Determining and Certifying Cause of Death; Investigation; Completing and Signing Medical Certification; Notice to Funeral Director; Final Disposition.

Section 333.2844a - Dental Examination of Dead Body; Forwarding Records to Law Enforcement Agency; Entering Information Into National Crime Information Center; Cancellation of Information.

Section 333.2845 - Inability to Locate Body; Registration of Death Upon Receipt of Findings of Probate Court; Marking Death Registration; Extension of Time Periods.

Section 333.2846 - Failure to Register Death Within Prescribed Time Period; Filing, Registering, and Marking Certificate; Evidentiary Requirements.

Section 333.2847 - Death of Individual in County in Which Individual Not a Resident; Information; Issuance of Certified Copy or Certificate of Registration Prohibited.

Section 333.2848 - Authorization for Final Disposition of Dead Body or Fetus; Time; Form; Retention of Permit; Religious Service or Ceremony Not Required; Cremation; Moving Body; Permit Issued by Other State.

Section 333.2850 - Interment or Other Disposition of Dead Body or Fetus; Duty of Individual in Charge of Premises; Record of Final Disposition.

Section 333.2851 - Permit Request for Disinterment of Dead Human Body.

Section 333.2852 - Weather Conditions Requiring Storage of Dead Body; Authorization for Delayed Interment; Disinterment and Reinterment Permit Not Required.

Section 333.2853 - Permit for Disinterment and Reinterment Required; Issuance; Forms for Permits and Applications; Retention of Application; Copy of Permit as Permanent Record; Petition for Disinterment Order.

Section 333.2854 - Failure to Comply With Provisions of MCL 333.2836 or 333.2848; Violation; State Civil Infraction; Civil Fine.

Section 333.2855 - Autopsy; Physician to Perform; Consent; Ordering of Autopsy; Exceptions; Removal, Retention, or Use of Pituitary Gland; Conditions; Charge; Submitting Pituitary Gland for Treatment of Human Being; Agreement.

Section 333.2855a - Public Display of Autopsy Photograph; Court Action; Applicability of Section to Internet Service Provider; Constitutionally Protected Speech or Activity Not Prohibited; Definitions.

Section 333.2861 - Original Marriage License Certificates; Filing; Incorporating Information Relating to Marriages in System of Vital Statistics.

Section 333.2864 - Report of Divorce Proceedings; Filing; Forms; Specifying Number of Divorces Granted; Report by Party Petitioning for Divorce; Signing and Filing Report; Incorporating Divorce Reports in System of Vital Statistics.

Section 333.2867 - Information Necessary to Complete Birth, Death, Marriage, or Divorce Registration; Furnishing on Demand; Attesting Accuracy of Personal Data Regarding Live Birth Registration.

Section 333.2871 - Amendment of Certificate or Record; Procedures; Requirements; Rules.

Section 333.2872 - Acknowledgement of Paternity; Creating New Certificate of Birth; Changing Surname of Child; Sealing Original Certificate; Addendum to Certificate of Live Birth; Creating New Live Birth Certificate and Sealing Original.

Section 333.2873 - Conditions Precluding Amendment of Vital Record; Reason for Refusal; Appeal; Reporting Amendment; Preservation of Original Information.

Section 333.2876 - Preservation of Vital Records and Vital Statistics; Procedures.

Section 333.2881 - Procedures Applicable to System of Vital Statistics; Request and Fee for Verification of Facts; Request and Fee for Name and Location of Court Which Finalized Adoption.

Section 333.2882 - Issuance of Certain Certified Copies; Request; Fee; Request of Adopted Adult or Confidential Intermediary; Phrase to Be Marked on Certificate Provided Under Subsection (2) or (3).

Section 333.2882a - Heirloom Birth Certificate; Issuance; Administration; Fee; Design; Seal; Signature of Governor; Marketing and Promotion; Certificate Not Official Record; Section to Be Referred to as "Pam Posthumus law."

Section 333.2883 - Furnishing Copies or Data From System of Vital Statistics; Requirements; Availability of Copies of Certificates or Reports.

Section 333.2884 - Transmitting Transcripts of Records and Other Reports to Offices of Vital Statistics Outside State; Agreement; Return of Transcripts; Transcripts Received From Other Jurisdictions.

Section 333.2885 - Transmission of Vital Records to Library of Michigan.

Section 333.2886 - Certified Copies Considered Same as Original; Prima Facie Evidence.

Section 333.2888 - Inspection of Vital Records, Disclosure of Information, and Issuance of Copies; Procedures; Appeal to State Registrar.

Section 333.2889 - Tagging Birth Certificate of Missing Child; Notifying State Police of Request for Copy of Certificate; Matching Lein Entry and Certificate; Tagging by Local Registrar; Removal of Tag.

Section 333.2890 - Issuing Birth Certificate, Certificate of Registration, or Information by Mail; Marking Phrase “Missing Person” on Face of Document; Telephoning State Registrar Upon Receipt of Request for Tagged Record; Providing State Registrar W...

Section 333.2891 - Search for Vital Record; Request; Fee; Official Statement if Record Not Located; Verification of Identity; Fees for Search, Establishment, or Registration; Furnishing Copies Without Charge; Fees for Creation of New Vital Records an...

Section 333.2892 - Vital Records Fund Creation; Duties of State Treasurer; Disposition of Fund; Administrator of Fund; Expenditures; Limitation.

Section 333.2894 - Prohibited Conduct.

Section 333.2895 - Inspection or Copying of Information Contained in System of Vital Statistics.

Section 333.2896 - Rules; Minimum Requirements.

Section 333.2898 - Violation; Penalty.

Section 333.2899 - Reporting Violation; Statement; Initiation of Proceedings.