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Refrigeration Facility Relicensure
Relicensure: Apply for relicensure if you already have a license that is in “Lapsed” status.
Relicensure Information
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- Complete a relicensure application for Refrigeration Facility online in MiCLEAR.
- You must have a physical location in Michigan to obtain a Refrigeration Facility license.
- The applicant must be of good moral character. This includes the owner, operator, officer, director, partner, member, or manager of the applicant.
- The applicant must disclose any criminal history.
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- A Refrigeration Facility must designate a manager with an active Mortuary Science license.
- The designated manager shall supervise the handling and sheltering of a dead human body at the Refrigeration Facility. The manager shall not otherwise engage in the practice of Mortuary Science while acting as a manager for a Refrigeration Facility.
- The designated manager cannot manage more than one Refrigeration Facility.
- The designated manager of a Refrigeration Facility shall not reside more than 100 miles from the Refrigeration Facility.
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- If applying as a corporation, upload the Articles of Incorporation; or
- If applying as an LLC, upload the Articles of Organization; or
- If applying as a sole proprietor, upload the “Doing Business As” document from the county or local government.
- If using a name other than the legal entity name, upload the Certificate of Assumed Name filed with Michigan’s Corporation Division.
- Upload documents related to any criminal conviction, if applicable.
- If applying as a corporation, upload the Articles of Incorporation; or
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An inspection will be scheduled once all application requirements have been met.
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$845
- Refrigeration Facility Application Fee - $225
- Refrigeration Facility Initial License Fee - $300
- Refrigeration Facility Inspection Fee - $300
- Refrigeration Facility Late Fee - $20