Legal basis: Article 8 of the Regulations on Household Registration: If a citizen dies, the head of the household, relatives, dependents or neighbors shall report the death registration to the household registration authority and cancel the household registration within one month before the urban or rural burial. If a citizen dies in his temporary residence, the household registration organ of the temporary residence shall notify the household registration organ of the permanent residence to cancel his household registration.
If a citizen dies due to an accident or the cause of death is unknown, the head of the household and the discoverer shall immediately report to the local police station or the people's committee of a township or town.