(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 parents when the individual's 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 81-13-103 or 81-13-504.
Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session