MCL - 368-1978-2-28
Act 368 of 1978
VITAL RECORDS
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 333.2801 | Section | Meanings of words and phrases; general definitions and principles of construction. |
| Section 333.2803 | Section | Definitions; A to F. |
| Section 333.2804 | Section | Definitions; I to R. |
| Section 333.2805 | Section | Definitions; S to V. |
| Section 333.2811 | Section | Form and content of vital records and certificates. |
| Section 333.2813 | Section | State registrar; appointment; duties; inclusion of social security number; disclosure prohibited; violation; penalty. |
| Section 333.2814 | Section | City clerk or city department as local registrar; rules. |
| Section 333.2815 | Section | Local registrar; duties. |
| Section 333.2821 | Section | Birth registration required; filing record of birth; time of registration; transmission to childhood immunization registry. |
| Section 333.2822 | Section | Individuals required to report live birth occurring in state; “surrender” defined. |
| Section 333.2822.amended | Section | Individuals required to report live birth occurring in state; "surrender" defined. |
| Section 333.2823 | Section | Registration of live birth occurring in moving conveyance. |
| Section 333.2824 | Section | 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 on birth registration; utilization of assisted reproductive technology; reference to legitimacy or illegitimacy prohibited. |
| Section 333.2824.amended | Section | Registering name of spouse as parent of child; registering surname of child; consent; acknowledgment of parentage; designating surname of child; entering name of other parent and surname of child on birth certificate; other parent not named on birth registration; reference to legitimacy or illegitimacy prohibited. |
| Section 333.2825 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 statement of evidence on certificate; failure to register due to conflict of information. |
| Section 333.2828 | Section | 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 order as certificate of birth; forwarding copy of delayed registration to local registrar. |
| Section 333.2829 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | New certificate of birth; establishment; requirements. |
| Section 333.2831.amended | Section | New certificate of birth; establishment; requirements. |
| Section 333.2832 | Section | 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 certificate on delayed birth certificate form; sealing or forwarding original certificate. |
| Section 333.2832.amended | Section | 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 certificate on delayed birth certificate form; sealing or forwarding original certificate. |
| Section 333.2833 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 reports; disclosure identifying biological parents prohibited; incorporation of records into system of vital statistics; certificate of stillbirth. |
| Section 333.2835-333.2837 | Section | Repealed. 2023, Act 209, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024. |
| Section 333.2841 | Section | 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 | Section | Death registration; death occurring in moving conveyance. |
| Section 333.2843 | Section | 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; information. |
| Section 333.2843a | Section | Ascertaining if deceased person veteran; releasing information for graves registration list of all burials of veterans. |
| Section 333.2843b | Section | 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); confidentiality; rules; violation as misdemeanor. |
| Section 333.2844 | Section | 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 | Section | Dental examination of dead body; forwarding records to law enforcement agency; entering information into national crime information center; cancellation of information. |
| Section 333.2845 | Section | Inability to locate body; registration of death upon receipt of findings of probate court; marking death registration; extension of time periods. |
| Section 333.2846 | Section | Failure to register death within prescribed time period; filing, registering, and marking certificate; evidentiary requirements. |
| Section 333.2847 | Section | Death of individual in county in which individual not a resident; information; issuance of certified copy or certificate of registration prohibited. |
| Section 333.2848 | Section | 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 | Section | Interment or other disposition of dead body or fetus; duty of individual in charge of premises; record of final disposition. |
| Section 333.2851 | Section | Permit request for disinterment of dead human body. |
| Section 333.2852 | Section | Weather conditions requiring storage of dead body; authorization for delayed interment; disinterment and reinterment permit not required. |
| Section 333.2853 | Section | 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 | Section | Failure to comply with provisions of MCL 333.2848; violation; state civil infraction; civil fine. |
| Section 333.2855 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Original marriage license certificates; filing; incorporating information relating to marriages in system of vital statistics. |
| Section 333.2864 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Amendment of certificate or record; procedures; requirements; rules. |
| Section 333.2872 | Section | 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 | Section | Conditions precluding amendment of vital record; reason for refusal; appeal; reporting amendment; preservation of original information. |
| Section 333.2876 | Section | Preservation of vital records and vital statistics; procedures. |
| Section 333.2881 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Furnishing copies or data from system of vital statistics; requirements; availability of copies of certificates or reports. |
| Section 333.2884 | Section | 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 | Section | Transmission of vital records to library of Michigan. |
| Section 333.2886 | Section | Certified copies considered same as original; prima facie evidence. |
| Section 333.2888 | Section | Inspection of vital records, disclosure of information, and issuance of copies; procedures; appeal to state registrar. |
| Section 333.2889 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 with certain information; telephoning state police; notice to law enforcement agency. |
| Section 333.2891 | Section | 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 and corrections of vital records; additional fees; disposition of fees; system of fees for local registrars; vital records fund; "central issuance system" defined. |
| Section 333.2891.amended | Section | 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 and corrections of vital records; additional fees; disposition of fees; system of fees for local registrars; vital records fund; "central issuance system" defined. |
| Section 333.2892 | Section | Vital records fund creation; duties of state treasurer; disposition of fund; administrator of fund; expenditures; limitation. |
| Section 333.2894 | Section | Prohibited conduct. |
| Section 333.2895 | Section | Inspection or copying of information contained in system of vital statistics. |
| Section 333.2896 | Section | Rules; minimum requirements. |
| Section 333.2898 | Section | Violation; penalty. |
| Section 333.2899 | Section | Reporting violation; statement; initiation of proceedings. |