OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS
Application for Certified Coy of
Adoption / Court Order Paternity / Legitimation
or Foreign Adoption Birth Certificate
A birth certificate cannot be issued once a child has been relinquished for adoption and/or a birth
parent has consented to an adoption of the child. This includes issuing to a biological parent.
(Utah code 26-2-22). A new birth certificate may only be issued once the adoption is finalized.
Utah Vital Records may only issue certificates for births that occurred in Utah or are a Court Ordered
Delayed Foreign Birth filed in a Utah Court.
IDENTIFICATION: Valid ID is required of the person signing this application. (i.e. Drivers license, passport,
government issued ID card)
FEES: There is a fee of $60.00 per child which includes one certified copy of the birth certificate. Additional
copies ordered at the same time are $10.00 each. The new birth certificate cannot be issued until this
fee has been received by Vital Records. If an applicant does not respond to a written request from the
Office of Vital Records within 90 days, the Office of Vital Records may retain all moneys paid.
REVIEW YOUR CERTIFICATE CAREFULLY! If there is an error on the birth certificate then Vital Records
may replace your certificate only up to 90 days from the date it was issued. After 90 days you will be
required to pay for a new certificate.
MAILED REQUESTS
Please allow 8-10 weeks for processing.
MAILING ADDRESS:
To order by mail, please return the following:
VITAL RECORDS
Completed and signed application
P.O. BOX 141012
Check or money order may payable to Vital Records
SLC, UT 84114
(We cannot accept credit card payments through the mail)
Photocopy of the requestor’s ID (driver’s license, etc.)
Required certified court documents not already received by
Vital Records
(Vital Records will keep the certified copy)
COUNTER REQUESTS
HOURS
Physical Address: 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
You will need valid identification and appropriate fees.
(last request taken at 4:30 pm)
Valid ID includes driver’s license, passport, or government
issued ID card.
Fill out the application (other side of this form) COMPLETELY. Please indicate at the top of the
application if you will wait, pick up your request at a later time, or have your request mailed. Please
allow one hour to process your request.
We process counter requests on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. The last request will be accepted
at 4:30 pm. If you prefer, you may drop off your request and it will be processed the following Tuesday
or Wednesday (whichever comes first). Please indicate on your request if you are picking it up or
having it mailed. If dropping off a request, the fee must be paid by cash, check or money order.
We cannot accept credit cards for held requests.