Utah Death Certificates

Ordering Utah Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Utah Death Certificates

In Utah, the civil registration of births, deaths, and marriages developed slowly, culminating with a statewide system of recording births and deaths beginning in 1905. Early legislative acts empowered, but did not require, certain cities to maintain a register of births and deaths. In 1898, the state legislature provided for central county records, requiring county clerks to keep separate birth and death registers. Since marriage was seen as a religious sacrament, the civil registration of marriages was not required in Utah until 1887.

Certificates for deaths that occurred in Utah since 1905 are on file with the Utah Department of Heath, Office of Vital Statistics. For records prior to 1905, refer to the Utah State Archives.

Death certificate fees: Search fee (includes one certified copy) - $13.00 Each additional copy of the same record - $8.00

NOTE Identification is now required for the purchase of a Utah death certificate. Mailed requests must include an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification from the list below. If no proofs are enclosed, your application will be returned.

Information for Genealogists

For assistance with your family history research, please do not contact the State of Utah. Instead please refer to the following websites for help:

• Utah Birth, Marriage and Death Records - online databases of primary records.

• Utah Adoption Registry - for help with locating adoptees and birth families from Utah.

• Utah Obituaries - find obituaries from Utah newspapers.

• Social Security Death Index - National database of deaths dating back to the 1940's.