5 Colo. Code Regs. § 1006-1-7
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 5 CCR 1006-1-7 - DELAYED REGISTRATION OF DEATH (Section 25-2-114, C.R.S.)The registration of a death after the time prescribed by statutes and regulations shall be registered in the form and manner prescribed below:
A. If the attending physician or coroner at the time of death, and the attending funeral director or person who acted as such, are available to complete and sign the certificate of death, it may be completed without additional evidence and filed with the State Registrar. For those certificates filed one year or more after the date of death, the physician or coroner, and the funeral director or person who acted as such, must state in accompanying affidavits that the information on the record is based on records kept in their files.B. In the absence of the attending physician or coroner and the funeral director or person who acted as such, the report may be filed by the Next of Kin of the decedent and shall be accompanied by: 1. A signed and notarized affidavit of the person filing the report affirming the accuracy of the information in the report, and;2. Two documents that identify the decedent, and the decedent's date and place of death.C. Judicial review of the action of the State Registrar may be had in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-106, C.R.S.; provided, however, any action for judicial review shall be commenced within 60 days after the date the State Registrar gives written notice of a decision. In all cases, the State Registrar may require additional documentary evidence to prove the facts of death.
A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be endorsed on the certificate.
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