Hawaii § 338-8 - Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 338-8 — Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 338-8. Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths.
A certificate of every death or fetal death shall be filed with the department of health in Honolulu or with the local agent of the department of health in the district in which the death or fetal death occurred or a dead body was found within three days after the death or fetal death occurred or the dead body was found. In every instance, a certificate shall be filed prior to interment or other disposition of the body. [L 1949, c 327, §12; am L 1951, c 92, §2; RL 1955, §57-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-8; am L 1981, c 113, §2] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
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Section 338-8 ("Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths.") 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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