Hawaii § 338-4 - Deaths reported to county clerks.

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§ 338-4. Deaths reported to county clerks.

The department of health shall within six weeks after the end of each month deliver, or forward by mail, to the county clerk of each county a list of the names of all citizens of voting age or over whose deaths have been recorded in the department during each month. The list shall set forth such portion of the information contained in the death record of each citizen whose death is so reported as will be of assistance to the county clerk in identification. [L 1949, c 327, §7; RL 1955, §57-6; am L 1959, c 138, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-4; am L 1981, c 113, §1] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next

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Section 338-4 ("Deaths reported to county clerks.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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