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

Sec. 2841.
(1) Death registration is required for each individual who dies in this state. If the place of death is unknown, but the body is found in this state, the death registration shall show this fact and shall be completed and filed in accordance with this section and section 2842. The place where the body is found shall be shown as the place of death.
(2) Except as otherwise provided under this part, an individual who discovers the body of an individual he or she knows or has reason to know is dead and fails to inform a law enforcement agency, a funeral home, or a 9-1-1 operator of the discovery is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. This subsection does not apply to an individual who knows or has reason to know that a law enforcement agency, a funeral home, or a 9-1-1 operator has been informed of the discovery of the body.
(3) A person who violates subsection (2) with the purpose of concealing the fact or cause of death of the individual is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(4) A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence imposed for a conviction that arises out of the same transaction.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 538, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013 Popular Name: Act 368

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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.