Death-certificate fee in Utah: $30 per certified copy
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records and Statistics sets the fee and process below. Confirm current details on the office page before you order.
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Fee per certified copy
$30
The Utah vital-records office charges $30 for the first certified copy, and $10 for each additional copy ordered at the same time.
Standard processing time
Varies
The office does not publish a standard timeline. It usually depends on how you order — in person is typically fastest, mail is slowest. Confirm current timing with the office.
Ask the office whether an expedited option is available.
Copies typically needed
Each institution that handles the estate usually wants its own certified copy. The most common are:
- Bank & financial accounts
- Life-insurance death-benefit claim
- Probate court estate filing
- Pension, retirement & brokerage accounts
How to order
Death certificate $30 first certified copy / $10 each additional same-order copy (FY25 fee schedule effective July 1, 2025). Note: birth certificate is $22; death is $30. Local health departments also issue. State fee page didn't render fee on fetch; figures traced to official vitalrecords.utah.gov fee schedule via search.
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