AGENCY: Office of Vital Records and Statistics
SERIES: 81444
TITLE: Native American birth certificates
DATES: 1916-1952.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by birth date.
DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to document, preserve, and certify the facts of birth for residents of the state. These certificates serve as the official legal record of all Native American live births on or near a reservation in the state and as such are valid for all purposes where a certificate is required by state or federal government ("Laws of Utah," 1905, chapter 120). They are also used to prepare an annual compilation, analysis, and publication of statistics (Utah Code 26-2-3 (2013)). Records contain details of an individual's birth and parentage. Index is included.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain for 100 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
APPROVED: 06/1987
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office until administrative need ends and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
As a vital record this information is of historical value and provides legal evidence of an individual's rights (Utah Code 26-2-26 (1995)).
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt. Utah Code 26-2-22 (2012)