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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, § 2847: Electronic death registration system, 2011

Certain death-certificate filers must use the State Registrar’s electronic death registration system, except authorized persons under section 2846.

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“Certain death-certificate filers must use the State Registrar’s electronic death registration system, except authorized persons under section 2846.”

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Electronic death registration system

Certain death-certificate filers must use the State Registrar’s electronic death registration system, except authorized persons under section 2846.

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§ 2847Electronic death registration systemProvision

Certain death-certificate filers must use the State Registrar’s electronic death registration system, except authorized persons under section 2846.

A person authorized to complete or file a certificate of death pursuant to section 2842 shall use the electronic death registration system maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. This section does not apply to an authorized person under section 2846. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2017, c. 37, §1 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 37, §2 (AFF).]
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