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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Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3219
1981 AACS; 2025 MR 9, Eff. 4/30/2025

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