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

    • Name of Deceased

    • 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

    • FH

    • Date of death

    • 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:

    • FH name, email, and address

    • Decedent's name

    • Date of Death

    • Veteran Status

    • Payment amount ($50)

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

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).