§2841. Registration of fetal deaths Except as authorized by the department or as required under section 1596, a certificate of each death of a fetus of 20 or more weeks of gestation that occurs in this State must be filed with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics or the clerk of the municipality where the […]
§2842-A. Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases The department shall promulgate rules providing for notification to funeral directors or other authorized agents in charge of the disposition of dead human bodies in cases when the body has been diagnosed as having a communicable disease. [PL 1987, c. 811, §20 (NEW).] Notification pursuant […]
§2842-B. Native American human remains 1. Transfer of remains. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person or entity who possesses any human remains identified as Native American human remains shall transfer the remains to the intertribal repatriation organization that is appointed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians […]
§2842. Registration of deaths Except as authorized by the department, a certificate of each death that occurs in this State must be filed with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics or clerk of the municipality where death occurred within a reasonable period of time, as specified by department rule, after the day on which death […]
§2843-A. Custody of remains of deceased persons 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “At-need funeral arrangements” means funeral arrangements made after death. [PL 1993, c. 609, §1 (NEW).] B. “Custody and control” means the right to make all decisions, […]
§2843. Permits for final disposition of dead human bodies Except as authorized by the department, a dead human body may not be buried, cremated or otherwise disposed of or removed from the State until a funeral director or other authorized person in charge of the disposition of the dead human body or its removal from […]
§2844. Subregistrars The State Registrar of Vital Statistics or municipal clerk may appoint one or more suitable and proper persons in a municipality as subregistrars, who are authorized to issue permits for transportation and final disposition of dead human bodies in the same manner as is required of the state registrar or municipal clerk, as […]
§2845. Certificate of death typewritten or hand printed A death certificate required to be filed under this chapter by an authorized person as described in section 2846 must be typewritten or legibly hand printed prior to such filing. [PL 2011, c. 371, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 371, §3 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, […]
§2846. Authorized person For the purposes of this chapter, “authorized person,” in the context of responsibility for obtaining or filing a permit or certificate, means a member of the immediate family of the deceased, the domestic partner of the deceased, a person authorized in writing by a member of the immediate family of the deceased […]
§2847. Electronic death registration system A person authorized to complete or file a certificate of death pursuant to section 2842 shall use the electronic death registration system maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. This section does not apply to an authorized person under section 2846. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall adopt […]
§2848. Registering a presumed death When a death is presumed to have occurred in the State but the body has not been located, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall register a death in accordance with this section upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court issued in accordance with Title […]
