{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2833","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2833","heading":"Recording death on decedent's birth certificate; notification; recordation by department or local registrar; recordation on face of copies of certificate; correction of record.","body":"Sec. 2833.\n\nThe death of a person whose birth is registered under this code shall be recorded on the decedent's birth certificate in compliance with this section.\n\nUpon receipt of a certificate of death for a person under 45 years of age, the department shall notify the local registrar of the registration district in which a birth certificate for the decedent is maintained and, if a birth certificate for the decedent is maintained by the department, record the fact of death on the decedent's birth certificate.\n\nIf the person was born in another state, the state registrar shall notify the state registrar of vital records in the state of birth that the person is deceased.\n\nUpon receipt of a notice from the department that there is on file in the local registrar's office a birth certificate of a deceased person, the local registrar shall record the fact of death on the birth record of the decedent.\n\nA copy of a birth certificate or certificate of registration issued for records identified and marked in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) shall have recorded on the face of the copy or certificate of registration the fact that the individual is deceased.\n\nUpon receipt of a notice that a record identified and marked in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) has been marked in error, the record may be corrected in accordance with this part.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-2833","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4cd6da7b12c52d4163bf4634361f354c6054b95553ce40a8f9c3a88ca5ad10e1","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2832","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2834"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}