Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3219 - Registration of presumptive death
Rule 19.
(1) A
certificate of death prepared on the basis of an order of the court that finds
that an individual is presumed to have died in this state as a result of a
disaster or accident must be prepared in the manner in use at the time the
order is presented.
(2) All items
on the certificate of death must be prepared as fully as possible. If unknown,
the items must be completed as unknown, except that all information on the
disposition of the body must be left blank.
(3) A copy of the court order and the
certificate of death must be submitted to the state registrar.
(4) Before registration, the state registrar
must mark the certificate "presumptive" and record on the certificate the name
of the court that issued the order, case number, and date of the
order.
(5) Following registration,
the state registrar shall forward a copy of the certificate to the local
registrar for the area where death was presumed to have occurred.
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Rule 19.
(1) A certificate of death prepared on the basis of an order of a probate court which finds that a person is presumed to have died in this state as a result of a disaster or accident shall be prepared on the certificate of death form in use at the time the order is presented.
(2) All items on the certificate of death shall be prepared as fully as possible. If unknown, the items shall be completed as unknown, except that all information on the disposition of the body shall be left blank.
(3) A copy of the court order and the certificate of death shall be submitted to the state registrar.
(4) Before registration, the state registrar shall mark the certificate "presumptive" and shall record on the certificate the name of the probate court which issued the order and the date of the order.
(5) Following registration, the state registrar shall forward a copy of the certificate to the local registrar for the area where death was presumed to have occurred.