Tennessee § 68-3-503 Delayed registration of death

Tennessee Statutes

§ 68-3-503 — Delayed registration of death

Tennessee § 68-3-503

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-3-503 (2026).

Text

(a)When a death occurring in this state has not been registered within the time period prescribed by § 68-3-502 , a certificate may be filed in accordance with the regulations of the department. The certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the department shall, by regulation, prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of death.

(b)Certificates of death registered six (6) months or more after the date of death shall be marked "delayed."

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(a) When a death occurring in this state has not been registered within the time period prescribed by § 68-3-502 , a certificate may be filed in accordance with the regulations of the department. The certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the department shall, by regulation, prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of death. (b) Certificates of death registered six (6) months or more after the date of death shall be marked "delayed."