1997 Minnesota Statutes

     144.221 Death registration. 

    Subdivision 1.    When and where to file.  A death 
 certificate for each death which occurs in the state shall be 
 filed with the local registrar of the district in which the 
 death occurred or with a mortician appointed pursuant to section 
 144.214, subdivision 4, within five days after death and prior 
 to final disposition. 

    Subd. 2.    Rules governing death registration.  The 
 commissioner of health shall establish in rule an orderly 
 mechanism for the registration of deaths including at least a 
 designation for who must file the death certificate, a procedure 
 for the registration of deaths in moving conveyances, and 
 provision to include cause and certification of death and 
 assurance of registration prior to final disposition. 

    Subd. 3.    When no body is found.  When circumstances 
 suggest that a death has occurred although a dead body cannot be 
 produced to confirm the fact of death, a death certificate shall 
 not be registered until a court has adjudicated the fact of 
 death.  A certified copy of the court finding shall be attached 
 to the death certificate when it is registered. 

    HIST: 1978 c 699 s 10