Section 9 – Birth certificates — Petition for issuance of delayed certificate — Court procedure.
26-2-9. Birth certificates — Petition for issuance of delayed certificate — Court procedure. (1) If registration of a certificate of birth under Section 26-2-8 is denied, the person seeking registration may bring an action by a verified petition in the Utah district court encompassing where the petitioner resides or in the district encompassing Salt Lake […]
Section 10 – Supplementary certificate of birth.
Effective 5/5/2021 26-2-10. Supplementary certificate of birth. (1) An individual born in this state may request the state registrar to register a supplementary birth certificate for the individual if: (a) the individual is legally recognized as a child of the individual’s natural parents when the individual’s natural parents are subsequently married; (b) the individual’s parentage […]
Section 11 – Name or sex change — Registration of court order and amendment of birth certificate.
26-2-11. Name or sex change — Registration of court order and amendment of birth certificate. (1) When a person born in this state has a name change or sex change approved by an order of a Utah district court or a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or a province of Canada, a certified […]
Section 12.5 – Certified copies of birth certificates — Fees credited to Children’s Account.
Effective 9/1/2022 26-2-12.5. Certified copies of birth certificates — Fees credited to Children’s Account. (1) In addition to the fees provided for in Section 26B-1-209, the department and local registrars authorized to issue certified copies shall charge an additional $3 fee for each certified copy of a birth certificate, including certified copies of supplementary and […]
Section 12.6 – Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate.
Effective 12/31/2022 26-2-12.6. Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate. (1) Notwithstanding Section 26B-1-209 and Section 26-2-12.5, the department shall waive a fee that would otherwise be charged for a certified copy of a birth certificate, if the individual whose birth is confirmed by the birth certificate is: (a) the individual requesting the certified […]
Section 13 – Certificate of death — Execution and registration requirements — Information provided to lieutenant governor.
Effective 5/5/2021 26-2-13. Certificate of death — Execution and registration requirements — Information provided to lieutenant governor. (1) (a) A certificate of death for each death that occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the district in which the death occurs, or as otherwise directed by the state registrar, within […]
Section 14 – Fetal death certificate — Filing and registration requirements.
26-2-14. Fetal death certificate — Filing and registration requirements. (1) A fetal death certificate shall be filed for each fetal death which occurs in this state. The certificate shall be filed within five days after delivery with the local registrar or as otherwise directed by the state registrar. The certificate shall be registered if it […]
Section 3 – Department duties and authority.
Effective 5/9/2017 26-2-3. Department duties and authority. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Compact” means the Compact for Interstate Sharing of Putative Father Registry Information created in Section 78B-6-121.5, effective on May 10, 2016. (b) “Putative father”: (i) means the same as that term is as defined in Section 78B-6-121.5; and (ii) includes an […]
Section 4 – Content and form of certificates and reports.
Effective 1/1/2023 26-2-4. Content and form of certificates and reports. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Additional information” means information that is beyond the information necessary to comply with federal standards or state law for registering a birth. (b) “Diacritical mark” means a mark on a letter from the ISO basic Latin alphabet used […]
Section 5 – Birth certificates — Execution and registration requirements.
Effective 5/14/2019 26-2-5. Birth certificates — Execution and registration requirements. (1) As used in this section, “birthing facility” means a general acute hospital or birthing center as defined in Section 26-21-2. (2) For each live birth occurring in the state, a certificate shall be filed with the local registrar for the district in which the […]