Removal Service Initial Registration

• Complete an application for Removal Service online in MiCLEAR. 
• You must have a physical location in Michigan to obtain a Removal Service registration.
• 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.

Each vehicle used by the applicant to transport a dead human body meets certain requirements, including, but not limited to, all the following as determined by the department after the department conducts an inspection of the vehicle: 

• Is enclosed. 
• Is constructed to secure the dead human body face up within the vehicle. 
• Is used only for the retrieval and transport of a dead human body.

• 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.

An inspection will be scheduled once all application requirements have been met.

$825

• Removal Service Application Fee - $225
• Removal Service Initial Registration Fee - $300
• Removal Service Inspection Fee - $300