Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-65
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Sec. 7-65. Removal, transit and burial permit. Subregistrars.
Official statutory text
(b) A local registrar shall appoint not less than two suitable persons as subregistrars, who shall be authorized to issue removal, transit and burial permits and cremation permits for any death that occurs in such registrar's town, during the hours in which the office of the registrar of vital records is closed. The appointment of subregistrars shall be made in writing, with the approval of the chief elected official of such town, and shall be made with reference to locality, to best accommodate the inhabitants of the town. Such subregistrars shall be sworn, and their term of office shall not extend beyond the term of office of the appointing registrar. The names of such subregistrars shall be reported to the Department of Public Health. The Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner and associate medical examiners shall be considered subregistrars of any town in which death occurs for the sole purpose of issuing removal, transit and burial permits.
(c) A subregistrar shall issue a removal, transit and burial permit upon receipt of a completed death certificate as provided in section 7-62b . A subregistrar shall forward any such certificate upon which a removal, transit and burial permit is issued to the registrar of the town where the death occurred, not later than seven days after receiving such certificate.
(d) The fee for such removal, transit and burial permit shall be paid to the town issuing the removal, transit and burial permit.
See Secs. 19a-323 and 19a-324 re procedure for issuance of cremation certificates.
(c) A subregistrar shall issue a removal, transit and burial permit upon receipt of a completed death certificate as provided in section 7-62b . A subregistrar shall forward any such certificate upon which a removal, transit and burial permit is issued to the registrar of the town where the death occurred, not later than seven days after receiving such certificate.
(d) The fee for such removal, transit and burial permit shall be paid to the town issuing the removal, transit and burial permit.
See Secs. 19a-323 and 19a-324 re procedure for issuance of cremation certificates.
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