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Section 333.2873 Conditions Precluding Amendment of Vital Record; Reason for Refusal; Appeal; Reporting Amendment; Preservation of Original Information.

MI Comp L § 333.2873 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 2873.

(1) If an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by the department for amending a vital record or if the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the vital record and shall advise the applicant of the reason for the refusal. The applicant shall have the right to appeal to a circuit court.

(2) When a certificate is amended under this section or section 2871 or 2872, the state registrar shall report the amendment to the appropriate custodian of permanent local records who shall amend the record accordingly.

(3) The original information contained in a vital record which is amended shall be preserved by the state registrar in accordance with section 2876.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Act 368

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