Sec. 2844a.
(1) In deaths investigated by the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner where he or she is not able to establish and verify, as required under section 5 of 1953 PA 181, MCL 52.205, the identity of the dead body by visual means, fingerprints, DNA, or other definitive identification procedures, the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner may have a qualified dentist, as determined by the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the dead body. If the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner, with the aid of the dental examination and other identifying findings, is still not able to establish the identity of the dead body, the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner shall forward the dental examination records to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency shall enter the information from the dental examination records into the national crime information center pursuant to section 8 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.
(2) If a person reported missing has not been found within 30 days, the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation for the missing person shall request the family or next of kin of the missing person to give them written consent to contact and request from the dentist of the missing person the person's dental records. The information from the dental records of the missing person shall be entered into the national crime information center by the law enforcement agency pursuant to section 8 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.
(3) If a person reported missing has been found, the law enforcement agency that entered the information under subsection (2) shall cancel the information.
History: Add. 1980, Act 418, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 149, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 570, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
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 333.2803 - 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 333.2814 - City Clerk or City Department as Local Registrar; Rules.
Section 333.2815 - Local Registrar; Duties.
Section 333.2823 - Registration of Live Birth Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2831 - New Certificate of Birth; Establishment; Requirements.
Section 333.2836 - Disposal of Fetal Remains.
Section 333.2837 - Physical Complication or Death Resulting From Abortion; Report.
Section 333.2842 - Death Registration; Death Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2851 - Permit Request for Disinterment of Dead Human Body.
Section 333.2871 - Amendment of Certificate or Record; Procedures; Requirements; Rules.
Section 333.2876 - Preservation of Vital Records and Vital Statistics; Procedures.
Section 333.2885 - Transmission of Vital Records to Library of Michigan.
Section 333.2886 - Certified Copies Considered Same as Original; Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 333.2894 - 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.