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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 2 - Utah Vital Statistics Act
Section 10 - Supplementary certificate of birth.
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UT Code § 26-2-10 (2021)
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Effective 5/5/2021
26-2-10. Supplementary certificate of birth.
Amended by Chapter 65, 2021 General Session
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
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