Certificates available for online ordering: Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce
Service Fee: Yes
Expedite Fee: $10.00 (VitalChek will process your requests on the same business day if received by 11:00am (Mountain Time))
Standard Mail Shipping: 7-10 business days
FedEx Shipping available: Yes
To purchase a certified copy of a Utah vital record and pay with a credit card, whether online, by phone or fax, you may go through VitalChek's Online Ordering System.
Order Online: Go online and simply follow the steps to place an order. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service and all major credit cards are accepted. You will receive an e-mail notification once your certificate is shipped. If your shipment is via UPS, you will also receive the UPS tracking number.
Mail the completed form along with a check or money order and an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification to: Office of Vital Records and Statistics PO Box 141012 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
Mail requests are usually processed and mailed within 3 weeks.
Enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification
Note: If no proofs are enclosed, your application will be returned.
Identification Requirements:
Identification is required for all non-public Vital Records. Mailed requests must include an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification from the list below or your application will be returned. All identification must be current.
Primary (at least 1 of the following)
Government issued Photo Drivers License
Government issued Photo Identification
Government issued work ID
Employment Card
U.S. Military Identification Card
Tribal Identification Card
Pilot License
Alien Registration Card
Permanent Resident Card
Temporary Resident Card
U.S. Passport
Foreign Passport
U.S. Certification of Naturalization
Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
U.S. Citizen Identification Card
Matricula Consular Card
Concealed Weapon Permit
Mexican Voter Registration Card
Jail/Prison Release Form (with picture)
Secondary (at least 2 of the following)
Work Identification/Paycheck/W-2
School, University or College ID Card
Voter Registration Card
Social Security Card
US Military Separation/DD-214
Motor Vehicle Registration/Title
Marriage License (not issued by Utah State Vital Records)
The Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics (Utah Vital Records) issues certified copies of Utah death certificates for events which occurred within the State of Utah.
Death Certificates are available for events that occurred within the State of Utah from 1905 to present.
Certificates for deaths that occurred in Utah since 1905 are on file in this office. If the death did not occur in Utah, please visit NCHS - Where to Write for Vital Records.
You may request for copies of vital records online, by phone, by mail and in person.
Check your certificate for accuracy. Your copy can only be replaced within 90 days from issuance date. After 90 days you must repay applicable fees.
If requestor does not respond to a written request for information within 90 days, Vital Records may retain all monies paid.
Certificates available for online ordering: Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce
Service Fee: Yes
Expedite Fee: $10.00 (VitalChek will process your requests on the same business day if received by 11:00am (Mountain Time))
Standard Mail Shipping: 7-10 business days
FedEx Shipping available: Yes
To purchase a certified copy of a Utah vital record and pay with a credit card, whether online, by phone or fax, you may go through VitalChek's Online Ordering System.
Order Online: Go online and simply follow the steps to place an order. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service and all major credit cards are accepted. You will receive an e-mail notification once your certificate is shipped. If your shipment is via UPS, you will also receive the UPS tracking number.
Mail the completed form along with a check or money order and an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification to: Office of Vital Records and Statistics PO Box 141012 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
Mail requests are usually processed and mailed within 3 weeks.
Enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification
Note: If no proofs are enclosed, your application will be returned.
Identification Requirements:
Identification is required for all non-public Vital Records. Mailed requests must include an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification from the list below or your application will be returned. All identification must be current.
Primary (at least 1 of the following)
Government issued Photo Drivers License
Government issued Photo Identification
Government issued work ID
Employment Card
U.S. Military Identification Card
Tribal Identification Card
Pilot License
Alien Registration Card
Permanent Resident Card
Temporary Resident Card
U.S. Passport
Foreign Passport
U.S. Certification of Naturalization
Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
U.S. Citizen Identification Card
Matricula Consular Card
Concealed Weapon Permit
Mexican Voter Registration Card
Jail/Prison Release Form (with picture)
Secondary (at least 2 of the following)
Work Identification/Paycheck/W-2
School, University or College ID Card
Voter Registration Card
Social Security Card
US Military Separation/DD-214
Motor Vehicle Registration/Title
Marriage License (not issued by Utah State Vital Records)
The Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics (Utah Vital Records) issues certified copies of Utah death certificates for events which occurred within the State of Utah.
Death Certificates are available for events that occurred within the State of Utah from 1905 to present.
Certificates for deaths that occurred in Utah since 1905 are on file in this office. If the death did not occur in Utah, please visit NCHS - Where to Write for Vital Records.
You may request for copies of vital records online, by phone, by mail and in person.
Check your certificate for accuracy. Your copy can only be replaced within 90 days from issuance date. After 90 days you must repay applicable fees.
If requestor does not respond to a written request for information within 90 days, Vital Records may retain all monies paid.