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Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1855: Removal service; certificate of registration; application; authorized vehicle; transportation of a dead human body.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 339
  3. Act Act-299-of-1980

Sec. 1855.

(1) The department shall issue a removal service certificate of registration that is valid for 2 years to an applicant that meets all of the following conditions:

(a) Submits an application to the department with all of the following information:

( i ) The name of the applicant.

( ii ) The name of the individual who will serve as the manager of the removal service.

( iii ) The address of the removal service.

( iv ) The name that the applicant will use to conduct business.

( v ) Any other information required by the department.

(b) The applicant discloses the applicant's criminal history to the department.

(c) The applicant is of good moral character.

(d) Each vehicle used by the applicant to transport a dead human body meets certain requirements, including, but not limited to, all of the following as determined by the department after the department conducts an inspection of the vehicle:

( i ) Is enclosed.

( ii ) Is constructed to secure the dead human body face up within the vehicle.

( iii ) Is used only for the retrieval and transport of a dead human body.

(2) The department shall issue a decal to a registrant that indicates the vehicle is an authorized vehicle. Display of the decal must be as prescribed by rule.

(3) A registrant shall use only an authorized vehicle to transport a dead human body.

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