Section R. 325.3206 - Vital records preparation; acceptability for filingRule 6.
(1) All forms used to record births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and other events designated by the state registrar shall be prepared on a typewriter with a black ribbon or shall be printed legibly in black, unfading ink. All signatures required shall be entered in black, unfading ink.(2) All signatures shall be original signatures, except for the signatures of the local registrar, state registrar, or a judge of a circuit or probate court.(3) The full name of each individual recorded on vital records shall be recorded in English alphabetic characters, except for surname suffixes which may be recorded in Roman or Arabic numerals.(4) All references to time on vital records shall refer to the time in effect at the place and on the date the event occurred.(5) Unless otherwise directed by the state registrar, a certificate is unacceptable for filing under any of the following circumstances:(a) It is not completed in conformance with instructions issued by the state registrar.(b) It contains alterations or erasures, except on portions required only for statistical, health, or medical use.(c) It does not contain handwritten signatures required by instructions issued by the state registrar.(d) It is marked "copy" or "duplicate."(f) It is prepared on an improper form.(g) It contains obvious improper, inconsistent, or incomplete information.(h) It has been folded, bent, stained, or otherwise damaged.(j) It contains cause of death information not properly recorded in conformance with instructions issued by the state registrar.(k) It is not certified by a person authorized by law or by rule to certify to the facts of the event.(l) It occurred more than 1 year before the date the record is received by the local registrar.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3206