Section 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 has been determined by a state court of the United States or a Canadian provincial court with jurisdiction; or
  • (c) the individual has been legally adopted, as a child or as an adult, under the law of this state, any other state, or any province of Canada.

• (2) The application for registration of a supplementary birth certificate may be made by:
  • (a) the individual requesting registration under Subsection (1) if the individual is of legal age;
  • (b) a legal representative; or
  • (c) any agency authorized to receive children for placement or adoption under the laws of this or any other state.

• (3)
  • (a) The state registrar shall require that an applicant submit identification and proof according to department rules.
  • (b) In the case of an adopted individual, that proof may be established by order of the court in which the adoption proceedings were held.

• (4)
  • (a) After the supplementary birth certificate is registered, any information disclosed from the record shall be from the supplementary birth certificate.
  • (b) Access to the original birth certificate and to the evidence submitted in support of the supplementary birth certificate are not open to inspection except upon the order of a Utah district court or as described in Section 78B-6-141 or Section 78B-6-144.

Amended by Chapter 65, 2021 General Session