Utah Birth Records

Birth records like Utah Birth Records are some of the most requested for records from the government because of the fact that these are the official records of the government in regards to the fact of the birth of the person named in the record, and because of that, they are the best evidence of the fact of the birth of the person, something that is often necessary when a person seeks to obtain rights and privileges that are given upon his person by the fact of his birth. One can say that the best evidence of the existence of the person would be the person himself or herself, but note that the appearance of a person before at tribunal where he or she could claim those certain rights and privileges do not actually count as proof of his or her birth, it merely proves the fact of his or her existence.

The fact of existence and the fact of birth may seem to be synonymous, but in a deeper analysis, the fact of existence is actually merely a result of the fact of birth. A person could exist, but without proof of his birth, that is merely an existence, given that existence does not actually imply that the person has the rights and privileges that he would have had had he been born. This is the reason why it is important to submit copies of Utah Birth Certificates when one seeks to claim certain rights and privileges that are attached upon the person by reason of his or her birth.

Like all vital records, Utah Vital Records are official records, and because of that, they are afforded the presumption of regularity such that the contents of the records are presumed to be true and accurate at all times. Taking that into consideration, one can see why there is actually no need for the person presenting the records to prove that the contents of the same are true and accurate, but do note that the presumption applies only if the records were obtained from the proper sources, hence, the reason why a party presenting these records would still have to prove the same.

There are several places where one could make the request for copies of these records, but most people make the request at the local level as these offices are able to provide the information faster and are also somewhat easier to go to. Note, however, that local level offices are very limited in the information that they could give that they would only keep copies of records for births that occurred within their jurisdiction. The method that one would use in order to make the request would depend on the office where the request would be made, though it would usually be through the mail or in person.

Records from the Utah Bureau of Vital Statistics could also be located online through the use of online databases, but note that these databases are not official sources despite the fact that they could provide information that would be substantially the same as that which could be found through the official sources.

One could make the request for copies of the records by following the procedure given below

• – Obtain the necessary form and accomplish the same.
• – Attach upon the form any copy of a valid identification.
• – Have the form notarized together with the attached identification.
• – Determine your required fee and make a money order or personal check to answer for the same.
• – Make a self-addressed envelope and attach it to the accomplished form together with the money order or personal check.
• – Send the accomplished form and all other attachments to the department of health for processing.
• – Wait for the department to finish processing your request and send you the records requested for.

Utah Vital Records

Other pertinent information as well as procedures may be accessed through the following links

• – State of Utah
• – County Clerks and Recorders
• – Department of Health
• – County Vital Records Offices
• – Vital Records
• – Order
• – Birth Records
• – Forms
• – Where to Write