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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 36 - Public Health and Safety » Article 3 - Death Registration and Birth Registration Certificate Requirements

§ 36-321 – Information required for a certificate

36-321. Information required for a certificate A. The state registrar shall prescribe by rule the information required to be submitted to create or amend a vital record. B. A person who submits a certificate for registration must make a reasonable effort to ensure that the information on the certificate is correct and accurate. C. A […]

§ 36-322 – Sealing a certificate

36-322. Sealing a certificate A. The state registrar shall seal a certificate and evidentiary documents when the state registrar amends the registered certificate. B. Unless required by a court order and except as provided in section 36-340, the state registrar shall not issue a copy of a certificate or other record sealed pursuant to this […]

§ 36-323 – Amending registered certificates: corrections

36-323. Amending registered certificates: corrections A. The state registrar shall amend a registered certificate pursuant to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. B. The state registrar shall amend a registered birth certificate to show the new name of a person born in this state if: 1. The person, the person’s parent or […]

§ 36-324 – Vital records; copies; access

36-324. Vital records; copies; access A. On written request, a local registrar, a deputy local registrar or the state registrar shall issue a certified copy of a registered certificate, except the portion of the certificate that contains medical information, to any person determined to be eligible to receive the certified copy pursuant to criteria prescribed […]

§ 36-325 – Death certificate registration; moving human remains; immunity

36-325. Death certificate registration; moving human remains; immunity A. Within seven calendar days after receiving possession of human remains, a funeral establishment or responsible person who takes possession of the human remains shall: 1. Obtain and complete the information, including the social security number of the decedent, on the death certificate required pursuant to this […]

§ 36-325.01 – Delayed death certificate registration

36-325.01. Delayed death certificate registration If a death occurs in this state and is not registered within one year after the date of the death, the local registrar, deputy local registrar or state registrar shall register the death certificate as a delayed death certificate.

§ 36-326 – Disposition-transit permits

36-326. Disposition-transit permits A. A funeral establishment or responsible person who takes possession of human remains shall obtain a disposition-transit permit from a local registrar, a deputy local registrar or the state registrar before doing either of the following: 1. Providing final disposition of the human remains. 2. Moving the human remains out of this […]

§ 36-327 – Disinterment-reinterment permit

36-327. Disinterment-reinterment permit A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a disinterment-reinterment permit is required before a person disinters human remains. The state registrar shall provide a permit to disinter human remains either by a court order issued in this state or by the written consent of the decedent’s family member who has the highest […]

§ 36-328 – Registration of a death certificate for a foreign presumptive death

36-328. Registration of a death certificate for a foreign presumptive death A. The state registrar shall create and register a death certificate for a foreign presumptive death if the state registrar receives a court order issued in this state of a presumptive death of a resident of this state in a foreign country. The court […]

§ 36-329 – Fetal death certificate registration

36-329. Fetal death certificate registration A. A hospital, abortion clinic, physician or midwife shall submit a completed fetal death certificate to the state registrar for registration within seven days after the fetal death for each fetal death occurring in this state after a gestational period of twenty completed weeks or if the unborn child weighs […]

§ 36-329.01 – Delayed fetal death certificate registration

36-329.01. Delayed fetal death certificate registration A. If a fetal death occurs in this state and is not registered within one year after the date of the fetal death, the local registrar, deputy local registrar or state registrar shall register the fetal death certificate as a delayed fetal death certificate. B. The requirements for registering […]

§ 36-330 – Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; requirements

36-330. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; requirements A. In addition to the requirements of section 36-329, the state registrar shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth on a form approved by the state registrar for each fetal death occurring in this state after a gestational period of at least twenty completed weeks. […]

§ 36-330.01 – Delayed registration of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth

36-330.01. Delayed registration of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth If a birth resulting in stillbirth occurring in this state has not been registered within one year after the date of delivery, a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth marked " delayed" may be submitted and registered pursuant to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant […]

§ 36-331 – Duties of persons in charge of place of disposition

36-331. Duties of persons in charge of place of disposition A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a person in charge of a place of disposition shall not inter, cremate or allow other disposition of human remains without receiving a disposition-transit permit with the human remains. B. A person in charge of a place of […]

§ 36-332 – Notification of death to responsible person and release of human remains

36-332. Notification of death to responsible person and release of human remains A health care institution shall not release human remains or allow the removal of human remains from the health care institution until the health care institution makes a diligent effort to notify the responsible person and obtain the name of the entity to […]

§ 36-333 – Birth certificate registration

36-333. Birth certificate registration A. Within seven days after a child’s birth in this state, a person shall submit to a local registrar, a deputy local registrar or the state registrar, a birth certificate for registration according to rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The birth certificate shall be submitted physically or electronically through the […]

§ 36-333.01 – Late birth certificate registration

36-333.01. Late birth certificate registration If a completed birth certificate and evidentiary documents are submitted to a local registrar, a deputy local registrar or the state registrar for registration more than seven days but less than one year after the date of birth, the local registrar, deputy local registrar or state registrar shall register the […]

§ 36-333.02 – Delayed birth certificate registration

36-333.02. Delayed birth certificate registration A. If a birth certificate of a person who is born in this state is not registered within one year after the date of birth, a person authorized by this chapter may submit to the state registrar information and evidentiary documents that support the creation and registration of a delayed […]

§ 36-334 – Determining maternity and paternity for birth certificates

36-334. Determining maternity and paternity for birth certificates A. A person completing a birth certificate shall state the name of the woman who gave birth to the child on the birth certificate as the child’s mother unless otherwise provided by law or court order. B. The state registrar shall not refuse to register a birth […]