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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 18 - Vital Statistics Act
Subchapter 6 - Deaths
§ 20-18-602. Delayed registration
Universal Citation: AR Code § 20-18-602 (2017)
- (a) When a death occurring in this state has not been registered within the time period prescribed by § 20-18-601, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations by the State Board of Health. The certificates shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the board shall by regulation prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of death.
- (b) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by regulation for delayed registration or when the State Registrar of Vital Records has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate of death and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action and further advise the applicant of his or her right to appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.
- (c) Certificates of death registered one (1) year or more after the date of death shall be marked "Delayed" and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.
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