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2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2803 Definitions; D to F.

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978


333.2803 Definitions; D to F.

Sec. 2803.

(1) "Dead body" means a human body or fetus, or a part of a dead human body or fetus, in a condition from which it may reasonably be concluded that death has occurred.

(2) "Fetal death" means the death of a fetus which has completed at least 20 weeks of gestation or weighs at least 400 grams. The definition shall conform in all other respects as closely as possible to the definition recommended by the federal agency responsible for vital statistics.

(3) "File" means to present a certificate, report, or other record to the local registrar provided for in this part for registration by the state registrar.

(4) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or other disposition of a dead human body or fetus.


History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 562, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
Popular Name: Act 368



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