Section 333.2851 - Permit request for disinterment of dead human body. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.2851 Permit request for disinterment of dead human body.

Sec. 2851.

(1) Subject to any other provision of this part, a person who has authority to make arrangements for a dead human body under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206, also has authority to request a permit for the disinterment of a dead human body under section 2853 notwithstanding the lack of consent of, or 1 or more objections of, a person who owns or possesses ownership rights over the place of repose. A person who owns or possesses ownership rights over the place of repose shall not bear any cost associated with the disinterment unless that person initiates the disinterment or is otherwise legally obligated for the costs of the disinterment.

(2) This section does not void or otherwise affect a gift made pursuant to part 101.

History: Add. 1996, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1996 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Popular Name: Act 368