SB-0231, As Passed House, December 12, 2012

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 231

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 2841 (MCL 333.2841).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2841. (1) Death registration is required for each

individual who dies in this state. If the place of death is

unknown, but the body is found in this state, the death

registration shall show this fact and shall be completed and filed

in accordance with this section and section 2842. The place where

the body is found shall be shown as the place of death.

     (2) Except as otherwise provided under this part, an

individual who discovers the body of an individual he or she knows

or has reason to know is dead and fails to inform a law enforcement

agency, a funeral home, or a 9-1-1 operator of the discovery is

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more

than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. This

subsection does not apply to an individual who knows or has reason

to know that a law enforcement agency, a funeral home, or a 9-1-1

operator has been informed of the discovery of the body.

     (3) A person who violates subsection (2) with the purpose of

concealing the fact or cause of death of the individual is guilty

of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or

a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

     (4) A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be

imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence imposed for a

conviction that arises out of the same transaction.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect April 1,

2013.