50-15-401. Death certificate to be filed. A death or fetal death certificate shall be filed with the local registrar prior to interment or other disposition of a dead body. If the place of death is known, the certificate shall be filed within a time frame prescribed by the department. If the place of death or fetal death is unknown, the certificate shall be filed within 24 hours after the occurrence is known.

     History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4424(1); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 502, L. 1989.