CREMATION PERMITS

Cremation Permit Directions


1. Obtain a signature on the DC

PCP or Medical Examiner

2. Pay the Cremation Permit Fee: Follow the instructions listed below for your county.

County

Payment Instructions

Alcona

  • Pay online (Allpaid.com)

    • PLC: 3036 (Alcona Circuit Court)

    • Defendant (Name of Decedent)

    • Case Number

    • Case Name (Name of Decedent)

    • Cremation Permit Amount ($50)

Alpena

  • Fees are paid to the Alpena County Clerk’s Office

Do NOT send receipt of payment to the Medical Examiner’s Office

Antrim

  • Pay online (www.govpaynow.com), by phone (888) 604-7888, or visit the Treasurer’s Office to prepay.

  • For online payment

    • PLC: a004v1

    • Decedent's name

    • Date of death

    • Name and email of FH

    • Amount ($50)

    • Payer name, address, email, and phone number

Clare

  • Pay online (Govpaynow.com), by phone (888) 604-7888, or visit the Treasurer’s Office to prepay.

  • For online payment

    • What would you like to do (Pay Permits)

    • State (Michigan) 

    • Agency (Clare County Treasurer)

    • Payment Type (Clare County Medical Examiner/aa0019u)

    • FH name, phone number and fax

    • Decedent’s name and date of death

    • Notes (Funeral Home email address) 

    • Amount ($50)

    • Billing Information

Crawford

  • Pay online (Govpaynow.com), by phone (888) 604-7888, or visit the Treasurer’s Office to prepay.

  • For online payment

  • PLC: 5883 (Clerk of the court-vital records) 

  • Decedent’s name

  • FH phone number

  • Type of record (Cremation Permit)

  • Payment Amount ($50) 

Huron

      • PLC: a006fa (Huron County Treasurers Office - Medical Examiner Fees)

      • Decedent's name

      • Date of death

      • Funeral home name, phone number, and email address

      • Payment Type (Cremation Permit)

      • Fee Amount ($50)

Lake

  • Pay online (Allpaid.com) or visit the Clerk's office to prepay

      • Search: 7044 (Lake County Register of Deeds)

      • Decedent's name

      • Type of Payment (Cremation Permits)

      • Payment Amount ($50)

Mecosta

  • Pay online (Mecosta County), by phone (888) 891-6064, or visit the Treasurer's office to prepay

  • For online payment:

      • Payment Type (Cremation Permits)

      • Name of Client (FH)

      • Amount ($50)

Montcalm

  • Pay online (Govpaynow.com), by phone (888) 604-7888, or visit the Clerk’s Office (#39) to prepay

  • For online payment

    • PLC: 1957 (Montcalm County Treasurer - Cremation Fees)

    • Decedent’s name

    • Date of death

    • FH Name

    • Payment Amount ($50)

Montmorency

NA

Newaygo

  • Pay online (Govpaynow.com) PLC:a001ku), by phone (888) 604-7888, or visit the Treasurer’s Office to prepay

  • For online payment

    • PLC: a001ku

    • Decedent’s name

    • Date of death

    • FH

    • Contact name, phone number, and email address

    • Payment Amount ($50)

Oceana

  • Pay online (Oceana Cremation Services) or visit the Clerk’s Office to prepay

  • For online payment:

    • Decedent's name

    • Date of death

    • Veteran Status

    • FH name, email, and address

    • Payment amount ($50)

Note: Cremation Permit Requests are sent to Dr. Rudy Ochs as directed in the next step.

Ogemaw


  • Pay online Ogemaw County

    • PLC: a006L0

    • Decedent's name

    • Date of death

    • FH name, email, and address

    • Payment amount ($50)

Otsego

  • Pay online (Otsego Cremation Fees) or visit the Treasurer’s Office to prepay

  • For online payment:

    • Decedent's name

    • Date of Death

    • FH name, address, phone number, and email

    • Payment Amount ($50)

Oscoda

  • Pay online (Govpaynow.com), by phone (888) 604-7888 or visit the Clerk’s Office to prepay.

  • For online payment

    • PLC: a004la (Oscoda County Cremation Permits)

    • Decedent’s name

    • Date of death

    • FH name and email address

    • Payment Amount ($50)

Wexford

  • Pay online (Wexford County Clerk)

    • Record Type (Cremation Permit)

    • Name on Record (Decedent's name)

    • Record Notes (FH name, address, email, and phone number)

    • Amount ($50)


3. Use EDRS for the Official Cremation Permit Request to Dr. Paul Wagner

Oceana County ONLY: Cremation Permit Request sent to Dr. Rudy Ochs

4. Send receipt of payment to the Medical Examiner's Office via fax (231 400 0806) or email (main@mmmeg.org)

Include the decedent's name, your email address and/or fax number.

This step is not necessary for Alpena County.

5. Medical Examiner signed DCs ONLY: Include a request for a Death Certificate via EDRS for the Medical Examiner to complete and sign via EDRS.


A cremation permit review will be conducted and requests fulfilled via EDRS. Our Policy is a 24-hour turnaround period. If you have an extenuating circumstance, email the Medical Examiner's Office (main@mmmeg.org).