Birth, death certificates will cost more soon

PROVO — Fees for birth and death certificates requested at the Utah County Health Department's Office of Vital Records will be going up following action by the state Legislature.

• Birth certificates will increase from $12 to $15.

• Death certificates will increase from $9 to $13.

• Additional copies of birth and death certificates will now be $8 each when issued at the same time.

The new fees will be the same throughout the state. Due to the state's confidentiality law, a request for copies of birth and death certificates will be honored only for the individual, the individual's parents, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild.

Call the Utah County Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 370-8700, for more information.