(1)  Upon presentation, the county recorder shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-21-14

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  record, free of charge, discharges from the military, naval, or marine service of the United States, and any and all orders, citations, and decorations of honor relating to a person while the person was in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States; and

(b)  furnish, free of charge, certified copies of any of those records to the person to whom they relate and to the father, mother, brothers, sisters, or any lineal descendant of that person.

(2)  Those certified copies may be read in evidence with the same effect as the original in any action or proceeding before any court, commission, or other tribunal in this state.

Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session