Introduction to Utah Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Utah birth certificate.  Counter to common belief, not everything is on the Internet.  Personal birth certificates are one of the items that are not readily available online, and that is probably a good thing.  You do not want your birth certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your birth certificate.  

Utah birth certificates have been maintained by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics for individuals born in the state of Utah since 1905.

Utah Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

By Utah state law, Utah birth certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

• Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate
• Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate
• Grandparents and Great Grandparents of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate
• Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate 
• Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate
• Adult grandchildren of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate
• Sister/Brother of individual named on the Utah birth certificate 
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Utah Birth Certificate

Utah Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain an Utah Birth Certificate, 100 years or later from the date of the birth for genealogy or other reasons.  These birth certificates are no longer maintained by the Office of Vital Records and Statistics but are found at the Division of Archives & Records Service.

Utah Birth Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Utah Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Utah Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Utah Birth Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

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Option 2 – Order Utah Birth Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Utah birth certificate online.  It usually takes 3 months upon receipt of request to be sent to you:

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Utah birth certificate:

• Full name of person at birth on the Utah birth certificate
• Date of birth on the Utah birth certificate
• Sex on the Utah birth certificate
• County (or city) of birth on the Utah birth certificate
• Hospital of birth - if not in a hospital state "home" 
• Full maiden name of mother on the Utah birth certificate
• Full name of father on the Utah birth certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Utah birth certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Utah birth certificate is to be mailed 
• Self addressed stamped envelope
• Your daytime phone number
• By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:

 

Utah Department of Health, Vital Records

P.O. Box 141012

Salt Lake City, Utah

84114-1012

Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Utah: You may go to any county health department in the State of Utah to obtain a certified copy of a Utah birth certificate. Most Utah birth certificates can be issued while you wait.

Utah Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for an Utah birth certificate is $18.00, which includes one certified copy of the Utah birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Utah birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $8.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Vital Records." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.