Death Registration

Bolivia

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Bolivia Death Registration Certificates and Related Services

Certificates and Related Services

Burial Permits and Disposal of Bodies

Does the law require that a death is registered before a burial permit can be obtained to dispose of a body?

Legislation should require the reporting of death to the civil registrar before a permit to dispose the body is issued, to incentivize death registrations. To enforce the requirement of death registration, funeral, burial and cremation services should be

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Legislation should require the reporting of death to the civil registrar before a permit to dispose the body is issued, to incentivize death registrations. To enforce the requirement of death registration, funeral, burial and cremation services should be required to request proof of reporting of death or death certificate before proceeding with services.
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UNGOLF para 357

Bolivia Legal Analysis

Analysis of the legal instruments available to the reviewer did not identify any provisions relevant to this question.
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Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?

In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar which would alert the registrar of fact of death when death has not been registered.
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UNGOLF para 358

Bolivia Legal Analysis

Funeral, burial and cremation service providers do not share their records with the civil registry secretary, they are only required to notify the municipal autonomous governments. 
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Registration Linked to Access to Key Services and Other Incentives

Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?

Yes

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Some countries incentivize higher death registration rates by tying them to key benefits like accessing pension of deceased spouse or permitting remarriage. Some countries offer cash incentives to register deaths.
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UNGOLF para 559, 560

Bolivia Legal Analysis

Proof of death registration is required to access several public services and benefits in Bolivia. These include life insurance claims, the pension of a deceased spouse (death pension), and eligibility for a new marriage. It is also required for the payment of the “Dignity Income,” a universal lifetime benefit provided by the State to residents aged 60 and over, aimed at ensuring a dignified old age with quality and care. In addition, proof of death registration is necessary to claim funeral expense benefits for legally recognized beneficiaries.
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Retirement of Legal Identity

Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?

Unclear

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

When a death is registered, the civil registration authority must transmit this information to the identity management authority so that the identity management authority may retire or deactivate the unique personal identifier and the identity credential of the deceased individual. This information should also be shared with the population register (if a population register is maintained).
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UNGOLF para 85

Bolivia Legal Analysis

No information was found in legal analysis.
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