Sec. 7-65. Removal, transit and burial permit. Subregistrars.
Sec. 7-65. Removal, transit and burial permit. Subregistrars. The embalmer
or funeral director licensed by the department, or licensed in a state having a reciprocal
agreement on file with the department and complying with the terms of such agreement,
who assumes custody of a dead body shall obtain a removal, transit and burial permit
from the registrar of the town in which the death occurred or the town in which the
embalmer or funeral director maintains a place of business not later than five calendar
days after death, and prior to final disposition or removal of the body from the state.
The embalmer or funeral director who assumes custody and control of the body and
obtains a removal, transit and burial permit from the registrar of the town in which the
embalmer or funeral director maintains a place of business shall be obligated to file the
death certificate, in accordance with the provisions of section 7-62b, in person, through
an electronic registry system or by certified mail, return receipt requested. The burial
permit shall specify the place of burial or other place of interment and state that the
death certificate and any other certificate required by law have been returned and recorded. Such registrar shall appoint suitable persons as subregistrars, who shall be authorized to issue a removal, transit and burial permit for any death that occurs in the registrar's
town, based upon receipt of a completed death certificate as provided in section 7-62b,
during the hours in which the registrar of vital records is closed. All such certificates
upon which a permit is issued shall be forwarded to the registrar not later than seven
days after receiving such certificates. The appointment of subregistrars shall be made
in writing, with the approval of the selectmen 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 purpose of issuing removal, transit and burial permits. The fee for
such removal, transit and burial permit shall be paid to the town issuing the removal,
transit and burial permit.
(1949 Rev., S. 587; 1961, P.A. 315; 1971, P.A. 27; P.A. 73-26; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 3; 79-434, S.
9; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-184, S. 3; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 04-255, S. 7; P.A. 07-104, S. 1.)
History: 1961 act provided for appointment of additional subregistrars to accommodate governmental institutions; 1971
act deleted provision limiting subregistrars to two and provision, made obsolete thereby, for special appointments exceeding
the limit; P.A. 73-26 added provisions concerning consideration of chief medical examiner as subregistrar and payment
of burial and removal permits; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of health services for department of health, effective
January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-47 provided for consideration of deputy chief medical examiner and associate medical examiners
as subregistrars; P.A. 79-434 replaced specific reference to funeral director's certificate with "any other certificate"; P.A.
93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1,
1993; P.A. 95-184 required burial permit specification to be by section, lot, grave or other place of interment; P.A. 95-257
replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of
Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 04-255 replaced provision requiring burial permit with provision specifying
that embalmer or funeral director shall obtain a burial transit removal permit and made conforming changes; P.A. 07-104
substituted "removal, transit and burial permit" for "burial transit removal permit" and made embalmer or funeral director
assuming custody and control of body and obtaining such permit from registrar of town in which the embalmer or funeral
director maintains a place of business responsible for filing death certificate in person, electronically or by mail, effective
July 1, 2007.
See Secs. 19a-323 and 19a-324 re procedure for issuance of cremation certificates.