Utah Search for Health History or Open a Court Ordered Sealed File (DHHS-OVRS-303)
Official state formAdoptionForm DHHS-OVRS-303Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request for a search of the non-identifying health, genetic and social history filed at the time of an adoption, or for copies from a sealed adoption file under a court order. It is sent to the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics.
Who can use this form
- The applicant marks their relationship to the certificate holder: attorney, parent or self
- Proof of relationship is required
- A court order is required for any part of the sealed file other than the health history
What to send with it
- The completed application
- A check or money order payable to "Vital Records"
- A copy of ID and proof of relationship
- For other parts of the sealed file: a court order certified with an embossed or colored seal
- The order must state the child's full name as on the birth certificate, date of birth and place of birth
- The order must direct Vital Records to open the sealed file and say which documents may be copied
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Records and Statistics PO Box 141012 SLC, UT 84114-1012
- State fee
- $25.00 search fee, non-refundable even if no forms are found. Standard U.S. shipping $1. Expedited processing $25. Expedited U.S. shipping $30. The office's fee page also lists a $40.00 sealed record fee, which this form does not show.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 2026
- Source
- Official government page