AGENCY: Office of Vital Records and Statistics

SERIES: 7172
TITLE: Fetal death certificates
DATES: 1905-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by year, thereunder alphabetical by county name, thereunder chronological by date of death.

DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to document, preserve, and certify the facts of births and deaths for residents of the state (Utah Code 26-2-3 (2013)). These certificates report fetal deaths, or stillbirths, and are used to prepare an annual compilation, analysis, and publication of statistics (Utah Code 26-2-14 (2013)). Records include information about the pregnancy, the delivery, the child, and the disposition of the body.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 11/2001

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then transfer to State Records Center provided they have been scanned. Retain in State Records Center for 45 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Digital image: Retain in Office permanently.

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 26-22-2 (2012)

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