Minnesota Administrative Rules

4601.1700 PLACE AND TIME OF DEATH.

The place where death is pronounced is considered the place where death occurred. If the place of death is unknown but the dead body is found in Minnesota, the place where the body is found is considered the place of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date the body is found is considered the date of death. When a death occurs in a moving conveyance and the body is first removed in Minnesota, documentation of death must be filed in Minnesota and the place of death is considered the place where the body is first removed from the conveyance.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.12; 144.213; 144.221

History:

25 SR 487

Published Electronically:

July 26, 2007