TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 26014. Delayed Registration of Death. (a) When a death occurring in the CNMI has not been registered within the time period prescribed by Section 26013, a certificate of death may be filed in accordance with regulations of the State Agency. Such certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the State Agency shall by regulation prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of death. (b) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the regulations for delayed registration or when the Registrar has 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 Registrar shall not register the delayed certificate of death and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action, and shall further advise the applicant of his or her right to seek an order from the CNMI Superior Court. (c) Certificates of death registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked “Delayed” and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration. Source: PL 15-50, § 16, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “Section 15” in subsection (a) above to “Section 26013” pursuant to the authority granted by 1 CMC § 3806.