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UT Code § 26-2-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 4 - Content and form of certificates and reports.

26-2-4. Content and form of certificates and reports.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the vital records system, the forms of certificates, certification, reports, and other documents and records required by this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval, additions, and modifications by the department.     (2) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and the form of communications between persons required by this chapter shall be prepared in the format prescribed by department rule.     (3) All vital records shall include the date of filing.     (4) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and communications between persons required by this chapter may be signed, filed, verified, registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by department rule.     (5) The state:   (a) may collect the Social Security number of a deceased individual; and     (b) may not include the Social Security number of an individual on a certificate of death.      Amended by Chapter 32, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-5.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 5.5 - Requirement to obtain parents' social security numbers.

26-2-5.5. Requirement to obtain parents' social security numbers.    (1) For each live birth that occurs in this state, the administrator of the birthing facility, as defined in Section 26-2-5, or other person responsible for completing and filing the birth certificate under Section 26-2-5 shall obtain the social security numbers of each parent and provide those numbers to the state registrar.     (2) Each parent shall furnish his or her social security number to the person authorized to obtain the numbers under Subsection (1) unless a court or administrative agency has determined there is good cause for not furnishing a number under Subsection (1).     (3) The state registrar shall, as soon as practicable, supply those social security numbers to the Office of Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services.     (4) The social security numbers obtained under this section may not be recorded on the child's birth certificate.     (5) The state may not use any social security number obtained under this section for any reason other than enforcement of child support orders in accordance with the federal Family Support Act of 1988, Public Law 100-485.    Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 6 - Foundling certificates.

26-2-6. Foundling certificates.    (1) A foundling certificate shall be filed for each infant of unknown parentage found in the state. The certificate shall be prepared and filed with the local registrar of the district in which the infant was found by the person assuming custody.     (2) The certificate shall be filed within 10 days after the infant is found and is acceptable for all purposes in lieu of a certificate of birth.    Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 7 - Correction of errors or omissions in vital records -- Conflicting birth and foundling certificates -- Rulemaking.

 Effective 5/12/2020  26-2-7. Correction of errors or omissions in vital records -- Conflicting birth and foundling certificates -- Rulemaking.  In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules:  (1) governing applications to correct alleged errors or omissions on any vital record; and     (2) establishing procedures to resolve conflicting birth and foundling certificates.    Amended by Chapter 170, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 8 - Birth certificates -- Delayed registration.

26-2-8. Birth certificates -- Delayed registration.    (1) When a certificate of birth of a person born in this state has not been filed within the time provided in Subsection 26-2-5(2), a certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with department rules and subject to this section.     (2)   (a) The registrar shall mark a certificate of birth as "delayed" and show the date of registration if the certificate is registered one year or more after the date of birth.     (b) The registrar shall abstract a summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of delayed registration onto the certificate.       (3) When the minimum evidence required for delayed registration is not submitted or when the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the evidence supporting the application, and the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar:   (a) may not register the certificate; and     (b) shall provide the applicant with a written statement indicating the reasons for denial of registration.       (4) The state registrar has no duty to take further action regarding an application which is not actively pursued.    Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|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 City. The petition shall request an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.     (2) The petition shall be on a form furnished by the state registrar and shall allege:   (a) the person for whom registration of a delayed certificate is sought was born in this state and is still living;     (b) no registered certificate of birth of the person can be found in the state office of vital statistics or the office of any local registrar;     (c) diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required by department rule; and     (d) the state registrar has denied the petitioner's request to register a delayed certificate of birth.       (3) The petition shall be accompanied by a written statement of the state registrar indicating the reasons for denial of registration and all documentary evidence which was submitted in support of registration.     (4) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the state registrar 15 days notice of the hearing. The state registrar or his authorized representative may appear and testify at the hearing.     (5)   (a) If the court finds the person for whom registration of a certificate of birth is sought under Section 26-2-8 was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage, and other findings as may be required and shall issue an order, on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar, to establish a court-ordered delayed certificate of birth. The order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented, and the date of the court's action.     (b) The clerk of the court shall forward each order to the state registrar not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which the order was entered. The order shall be registered by the state registrar and constitutes the certificate of birth.      Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|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 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
UT Code § 26-2-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|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 copy of the order may be filed with the state registrar with an application form provided by the registrar.     (2)   (a) Upon receipt of the application, a certified copy of the order, and payment of the required fee, the state registrar shall review the application, and if complete, register it and note the fact of the amendment on the otherwise unaltered original certificate.     (b) The amendment shall be registered with and become a part of the original certificate and a certified copy shall be issued to the applicant without additional cost.      Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-12.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 12.5 - Certified copies of birth certificates -- Fees credited to Children's Account.

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 26-1-6, 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 amended birth certificates, under Sections 26-2-8 through 26-2-11. This additional fee may be charged only for the first copy requested at any one time.     (2) The fee shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and credited to the Children's Account established in Section 62A-4a-309.    Amended by Chapter 278, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-12.6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 12.6 - Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-2-12.6. Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate.    (1) Notwithstanding Section 26-1-6 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 copy of the birth certificate; and     (b)   (i) homeless, as defined in Section 26-18-411;     (ii) a person who is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302;     (iii) an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a location that is not designed for or ordinarily used as a sleeping accommodation for an individual;     (iv) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services; or     (v) a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a.         (2) To satisfy the requirement in Subsection (1)(b), the department shall accept written verification that the individual is homeless or a person, child, or youth who is homeless from:   (a) a homeless shelter, as defined in Section 10-9a-526;     (b) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in Section 35A-5-302;     (c) the Department of Workforce Services;     (d) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services; or     (e) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).      Amended by Chapter 284, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|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 is completed and filed in accordance with this chapter.     (2) When a dead fetus is delivered in an institution, the institution administrator or his designated representative shall prepare and file the fetal death certificate. The attending physician shall state in the certificate the cause of death and sign the certificate.     (3) When a dead fetus is delivered outside an institution, the physician in attendance at or immediately after delivery shall complete, sign, and file the fetal death certificate.     (4) When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery or when inquiry is required by Title 26, Chapter 4, Utah Medical Examiner Act, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause of death and prepare and file the certificate of fetal death within five days after taking charge of the case.     (5) When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the dead fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or when a dead fetus is found in this state and the place of death is unknown, the death shall be registered in this state. The place where the dead fetus was first removed from the conveyance or found shall be considered the place of death.     (6) Final disposition of the dead fetus may not be made until the fetal death certificate has been registered.    Amended by Chapter 202, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-14.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 14.1 - Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

26-2-14.1. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.    (1) For purposes of this section and Section 26-2-14.2, "stillbirth" and "stillborn child" shall have the same meaning as "dead fetus" in Section 26-2-2.     (2)   (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 26-2-14, the state registrar shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth on a form approved by the state registrar for each stillbirth occurring in this state.     (b) This certificate shall be offered to the parent or parents of a stillborn child.       (3) The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall meet all of the format and filing requirements of Sections 26-2-4 and 26-2-5, relating to a live birth.     (4) The person who prepares a certificate pursuant to this section shall leave blank any references to the stillborn child's name if the stillborn child's parent or parents do not wish to provide a name for the stillborn child.     (5) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3), the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be filed with the designated registrar within 10 days following the delivery and prior to cremation or removal of the fetus from the registration district.    Enacted by Chapter 69, 2002 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-14.2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 14.2 - Delayed registration of birth resulting in stillbirth.

26-2-14.2. Delayed registration of birth resulting in stillbirth.  When a birth resulting in stillbirth occurring in this state has not been registered within one year after the date of delivery, a certificate marked "delayed" may be filed and registered in accordance with department rule relating to evidentiary and other requirements sufficient to substantiate the alleged facts of birth resulting in stillbirth.  Enacted by Chapter 69, 2002 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-14.3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 14.3 - Certificate of early term stillbirth.

 Effective 5/12/2015  26-2-14.3. Certificate of early term stillbirth.    (1) As used in this section, "early term stillborn child" means a product of human conception, other than in the circumstances described in Subsection 76-7-301(1), that:   (a) is of at least 16 weeks' gestation but less than 20 weeks' gestation, calculated from the day on which the mother's last normal menstrual period began to the day of delivery; and     (b) is not born alive.       (2) The state registrar shall issue a certificate of early term stillbirth to a parent of an early term stillborn child if:   (a) the parent requests, on a form created by the state registrar, that the state registrar register and issue a certificate of early term stillbirth for the early term stillborn child; and     (b) the parent files with the state registrar:   (i)   (A) a signed statement from a physician confirming the delivery of the early term stillborn child; or     (B) an accurate copy of the parent's medical records related to the early term stillborn child; and       (ii) any other record the state registrar determines, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, is necessary for accurate recordkeeping.         (3) The certificate of early term stillbirth described in Subsection (2) shall meet all of the format and filing requirements of Section 26-2-4.     (4) A person who prepares a certificate of early term stillbirth under this section shall leave blank any references to an early term stillborn child's name if the early term stillborn child's parent does not wish to provide a name for the early term stillborn child.    Enacted by Chapter 184, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-15 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 15 - Petition for establishment of unregistered birth or death -- Court procedure.

 Effective 5/12/2020  26-2-15. Petition for establishment of unregistered birth or death -- Court procedure.    (1) A person holding a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest as described in Subsection 26-2-22(3)(a) or (b) may petition for a court order establishing the fact, time, and place of a birth or death that is not registered or for which a certified copy of the registered birth or death certificate is not obtainable. The person shall verify the petition and file the petition in the Utah district court for the county where:   (a) the birth or death is alleged to have occurred;     (b) the person resides whose birth is to be established; or     (c) the decedent named in the petition resided at the date of death.       (2) In order for the court to have jurisdiction, the petition shall:   (a) allege the date, time, and place of the birth or death; and     (b) state either that no certificate of birth or death has been registered or that a copy of the registered certificate cannot be obtained.       (3) The court shall set a hearing for five to 10 days after the day on which the petition is filed.     (4)   (a) If the time and place of birth or death are in question, the court shall hear available evidence and determine the time and place of the birth or death.     (b) If the time and place of birth or death are not in question, the court shall determine the time and place of birth or death to be those alleged in the petition.       (5) A court order under this section shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and is effective upon the filing of a certified copy of the order with the state registrar.     (6)   (a) For purposes of this section, the birth certificate of an adopted alien child, as defined in Section 78B-6-108, is considered to be unobtainable if the child was born in a country that is not recognized by department rule as having an established vital records registration system.     (b) If the adopted child was born in a country recognized by department rule, but a person described in Subsection (1) is unable to obtain a certified copy of the birth certificate, the state registrar shall authorize the preparation of a birth certificate if the state registrar receives a written statement signed by the registrar of the child's birth country stating a certified copy of the birth certificate is not available.      Amended by Chapter 201, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 26-2-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act|Section 18 - Interments -- Duties of sexton or person in charge -- Record of interments -- Information filed with local registrar.

 Effective 5/12/2020  26-2-18. Interments -- Duties of sexton or person in charge -- Record of interments -- Information filed with local registrar.    (1)   (a) A sexton or person in charge of any premises in which interments are made may not inter or permit the interment of any dead body, dead fetus, or fetal remains unless the interment is made by a funeral service director or by a person holding a burial-transit permit.     (b) The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person shall be governed by Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-604.       (2)   (a) The sexton or the person in charge of any premises where interments are made shall keep a record of all interments made in the premises under their charge, stating the name of the decedent, place of death, date of burial, and name and address of the funeral service director or other person making the interment.     (b) The record described in this Subsection (2) shall be open to public inspection.     (c) A city or county clerk may, at the clerk's option, maintain the interment records described in this Subsection (2) on behalf of the sexton or person in charge of any premises in which interments are made.       (3)   (a) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the sexton, person in charge of the premises, or city or county clerk who maintains the interment records shall send to the local registrar and the department a list of all interments made in the premises during the preceding month.     (b) The list described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be in the form prescribed by the state registrar.      Amended by Chapter 251, 2020 General Session