Florida Statute 382.012 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 382
VITAL STATISTICS

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F.S. 382.012

382.012 Presumptive death certificate.—

(1) “Presumptive death” means a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that:

(a) A death of a resident of this state has occurred or is presumed to have occurred, but the body of the person involved has not been located or recovered; or

(b) A death of a nonresident of this state has occurred or is presumed to have occurred in this state, but the body of the person involved has not been located or recovered.

(2) The department shall file a presumptive death certificate when ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. In case of a presumptive death certificate, the medical certification of cause of death must be signed by the judge issuing the court order. A petitioner seeking a presumptive death certificate must include in the petition before the court all information necessary to complete the presumptive death certificate.

History.—s. 10, ch. 87-387; s. 95, ch. 97-237.

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Cases Citing Statute 382.012

Total Results: 3

Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Harrison Motor Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-04-10

Citation: 151 So. 2d 855

Snippet: et al. v. Standard Finance Co., 1932, 40 Ariz. 382, 12 P.2d 282. The Mock case held that an automobile

Huguley v. Hall

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-05-15

Citation: 141 So. 2d 595, 1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3263

Snippet: 235; Lawrence v. Gayetty, 78 Cal. 126, 20 Pac. 382, 12 Am.St.Rep. 29; Shaw v. Horner, 7 Colo.App. 83,

State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. Greer

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1924-10-09

Citation: 102 So. 739, 88 Fla. 249

Snippet: Flanagan,263 U. S. 444, 44 S. Ct. 197, 68 L. Ed. 382; 12 C.J. 990; 6 R.C.L. 332; Ross v. State of Oregon