Office of Vital Records and Statistics

These records support the agency's function to document and certify the facts of deaths for the legal purposes of the state's citizens. Records contain orders arising from a court action judicially establishing the fact, time, and place of a death which is not registered, or for which a certified copy of the death certificate cannot be obtained. Records include information about the deceased, the cause of death, disposition of remains, and related information; includes an index.

This is an order arising from a court action judicially establishing the fact, time, and place of a death which is not registered or for which a certified copy of the death certificate is not obtainable. This is authorized by UCA 26-2-15. The information includes the deceased's name, sex, date of death, race, age, birth date, address, birth place, citizenship, marital status, spouse's name, social security number, parents' name, and residence; the name and address of the informant; the cause of death; the name of the funeral director and cemetery or crematory; and the signature of the registrar.