{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-52.204","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.204","heading":"Violent, unexpected or medically unattended deaths; removal of body, notice; violation of section, penalty.","body":"Sec. 4.\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any funeral director, embalmer or other person to remove the body from the place where death occurred, or to prepare the body for burial or shipment, when such funeral director, embalmer or other person knows or upon reasonable investigation should know that death may have occurred in a manner as indicated in section 3, without first notifying the county medical examiner or his deputy and receiving permission to remove, prepare for burial or ship such body. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be imprisoned not exceeding 1 year, or fined not exceeding $500.00, or both.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 52","Act Act-181-of-1953"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-52-204","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"2ad9fba4cc47c94b4a820ddf093c1c149c8a8dc7b122f35a3a2618c81c076db4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-52.203","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-52.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}