HB-5277, As Passed House, April 10, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5277

(As amended April 10, 2008)

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 2841 (MCL 333.2841).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2841. (1) Death registration is required for each

individual who dies in this state. If the place of death is

unknown, but the body is found in this state, the death

registration shall show this fact and shall be completed and filed

in accordance with this section and section 2842. The place where

the body is found shall be shown as the place of death.

     (2) Except as otherwise provided under this part, an

individual who discovers the body of an individual he or she knows [or

 has reason to know]

is dead shall immediately inform a law enforcement agency or a 9-1-

House Bill No. 5277 (H-1) as amended April 10, 2008

1 operator of the discovery. An individual who violates this

subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment

for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or

both.

[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1,

 2008.]