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San Juan Public Health provides certified copies of Utah records for births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Records for births and deaths are available from 1905 to the present
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Records for marriages and divorces are available from 1978 to 2010. For marriages or divorces that occurred prior to 1978 or after 2010 visit the county clerk office where the marriage occurred or visit the district court where the divorce was finalized.
Certificates can be requested by the person of record, an immediate family member, legal guardian, or a designated legal representative.
Birth records are public after 100 years. Death records are public after 50 years. Marriage and divorce records are public after 75 years. You can search some of the public records at Utah State Archives
Order
Orders by Mail
All requests require a completed Application, Valid Identification, and Correct fees. Please allow ten business days for processing. If you are unable to print an application, you can write a letter that includes: type of record, name of person on the record, date of event, place of event, name of parents – maiden names if applicable, your relationship to the person of record, reason for the request, and your signature.
Mailing Address:
San Juan Public Health
735 S 200 W Suite B
Blanding, UT 84511-0089
In-Person Orders
You can order a certificate in person on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30am – 4:30pm. Requests requiring an amendment or change to a certificate must be made by 4pm. Please call ahead of time to ensure registrar availability, 435-587-3838. Our office is located at 735 S 200 W STE 2, Blanding, Utah 84511
All in-person orders require a completed Application, Valid Identification, and Correct fees.
Changes
Changes or Amendments
Most vital records may be amended. All amendments require an affidavit or a court order. Please be aware, two persons (witnesses) having knowledge of the facts must complete and sign the affidavit. The signatures of both witnesses must be notarized.
Birth records can only be amended if the certificate holder is alive. Any posthumous amendments require a court order. Any field that allows a change to be made with an affidavit can only be changed one time. All other changes require a court order.
Amendments to a Delayed Birth certificate require a court order. An amendment history will become part of the record.
Change or Add a Child’s Name
Affidavits may be used with the following guidelines.
Age < 1:
Any part of the name can be added or changed without documentation.
Age 1-6:
1. First and middle names can be added or changed without documentation.
2. Surname can be added or changed but must match the father’s surname or a combo of the mother’s and father’s surname.
3. If no father is listed then the surname must match the mother’s maiden name
Age > 6:
1. First and middle names can be added or changed.
2. Surname can be added but not changed.
3. Surname must match the father’s surname or a combo of the mother’s and father’s surname.
4. If no father is listed then the surname must match the mother’s maiden name.
The affidavit will need to be submitted with two forms of documentation (link to proofs list), but minor spelling errors or typos do not require documentation. Any other amendments require a court order.
Amendments that require a court order must have a certified copy of the order submitted.
Affidavit to Amend a Vital Record
Change or Add a Parent
To Change Parent Information:
To Correct a Parent’s Name:
If the change is a minor spelling error or typo, an affidavit may be used. All other changes require a court order.
Parent’s Name Change Due to Court Order:
An affidavit may be used. Provide a certified copy of the Court Order and a certified copy of the Parent’s Corrected Birth Certificate.
Parent’s Name Change Due to Naturalization:
An affidavit may be used. Provide a certified copy of the Court Order and the original Naturalization Certificate.
Affidavit to Amend a Vital Record
To Add a Parent:
If the parents were married prior to the child’s birth, they may use an affidavit to add the 2nd parent. Provide a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate.
Affidavit to Amend a Vital Record
Add Biological Father:
A biological father can be added by a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity if all parties are willing. The mother must start this request.
Any amendment that requires a court order must submit a certified copy of the order.
Change Death Record
A completed Affidavit to Amend a vital record must be submitted to the state or local vital records office where the death occurred along with the required fees for registration. Two persons (witnesses) having knowledge of the facts must complete and sign the affidavit. The signatures of both witnesses must be notarized. One of the witnesses on the affidavit must be the informant.
Amendments to the medical items on the death record must be completed by the physician that certified the cause of death. Documentary evidence may be required at any time at the discretion of the Office of Vital Records and Statistics. If required documentation is unavailable or unacceptable, a court order may be required to make requested changes.