Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3206 - Vital records preparation; acceptability for filing

Rule 6.

(1) All births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and other events designated by the state registrar must be entered in the state electronic registration system, using established procedures, or as otherwise directed by the state registrar.
(2) In the event that a state electronic registration system is not available or otherwise directed by the state registrar, paper forms must be typed or printed legibly using black ink or toner, and all required signatures must be in black, archival quality ink.
(3) All signatures must be original signatures, except for the signatures of the local registrar, state registrar, or a judge of a circuit or probate court, or as otherwise determined permissible by the state registrar.
(4) The full name of each individual recorded on vital records must be recorded in English alphabetic characters, with the exception of surname suffixes, which may be recorded in Roman or Arabic numerals, and limited to the following:
(a) Upper and lower-case letters.
(b) Letters a to z.
(c) Commas.
(d) Periods.
(e) Apostrophes.
(f) Hyphens.
(g) Spaces.
(4) All references to time on vital records must refer to the time in effect at the place and on the date the event occurred.
(5) Unless otherwise directed by the state registrar, a certificate is unacceptable for filing under any of the following circumstances:
(a) It is not completed in conformance with instructions issued by the state registrar.
(b) It contains alterations or erasures, except on portions required only for statistical, health, or medical use.
(c) It does not contain handwritten or electronic signatures required by instructions issued by the state registrar.
(d) It is marked "copy" or "duplicate."
(e) It is a carbon copy.
(f) It is prepared on an improper or obsolete form.
(g) It contains obvious improper, inconsistent, or incomplete information.
(h) It has been folded, bent, stained, or otherwise damaged.
(i) It is illegible.
(j) It contains cause of death information not properly recorded in conformance with instructions issued by the state registrar.
(k) It is not certified by a person authorized by law or by rule to certify to the facts of the event.
(l) It records an event that occurred more than 1 year before the date the record is received by the local registrar.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3206
1981 AACS; 2025 MR 9, Eff. 4/30/2025

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