Utah Adoption Registry Registration (DHHS-OVRS-302)
Official state formAdoptionForm DHHS-OVRS-302Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Paper registration or update for the Utah Adoption Registry, which shares contact information between matched people based on their stated preferences. An adoptee can also ask for a non-certified copy of their birth certificate. It is mailed to the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics.
Who can use this form
- An adoptee older than 18. The adoptee must have been born in Utah
- A birth parent
- A sibling older than 18 with a common birth parent
- Registering does not guarantee that a match will be found
What to send with it
- The completed application
- An enlarged, easy to read photocopy of your ID
- A check or money order payable to "Vital Records"
- Birth parents: the non-identifying health history or other documents they wish to share
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Records and Statistics ATTN: Adoption Registry PO Box 141012 SLC, UT 84114-1012
- State fee
- New registration $25. Update to match search information $10.
- Typical processing
- After a match is found, 6 to 8 weeks to attach the birth certificate, according to the registry's FAQ.
- Form revision
- 2026
- Source
- Official government page