(1) An individual born in this state may request the state registrar to register a supplementary birth certificate for the individual if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-8-110

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • register: means acceptance by the local or state registrar of a certificate and incorporation of the certificate into the permanent records of the state. See Utah Code 26B-8-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State registrar: means the state registrar of vital records appointed under Section 26B-8-102. See Utah Code 26B-8-101
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the individual is legally recognized as a child of the individual’s natural parents when the individual’s natural parents are subsequently married;
     (1)(b) the individual’s parentage has been determined by a state court of the United States or a Canadian provincial court with jurisdiction; or
     (1)(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:

     (2)(a) the individual requesting registration under Subsection (1) if the individual is of legal age;
     (2)(b) a legal representative; or
     (2)(c) any agency authorized to receive children for placement or adoption under the laws of this or any other state.
(3)

     (3)(a) The state registrar shall require that an applicant submit identification and proof according to department rules.
     (3)(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)

     (4)(a) After the supplementary birth certificate is registered, any information disclosed from the record shall be from the supplementary birth certificate.
     (4)(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.