1. Implementing an ID Policy in Utah
Jeff Duncan, Director
Office of Vital Records and Statistics

2. Background Utah is a closed-record state No ID requirement before 2004
Identity theft/national security concerns led to need for change --
“I’m surprised we’re not already doing this”
Executive Director, Utah DOH

3. We always wanted to do this but… …there were many questions:
Will we have to change a statute or rule?
Will the local registrars put up a fight?
What is ID, anyway?
What will happen to rejection rates?
How do we let the public know about the new requirement?
How will our customers react?

4. Legal Basis
Utah statute doesn’t mention ID but gives authority to create rules
Already written in rule: “…registrar may require identification of the applicant or a sworn statement.”
Attorneys liked the rule as-is

5. What is ID? Authentication—process of confirming a claimed identity
Information security theory identifies three ways of authentication:
Something you know
Something you have
Something you are
There are no clear standards for ‘something you have’

6. What is ID?

7. Communicating with the public
Advertising: posters and flyers
Notice on website, phone message
No Media
‘Soft’ ID requirement on January 1, 2004
‘Hard’ ID requirement on March 1, 2004

8. Results Well received by local registrars and public Counter Mail
130+ requests per day at state office
1-2 rejected per day for ID
Mail
Average 1800 requests per month
Over 30% returned initially C

9. Results--Mail

10. Next Steps Revisit the question “What is ID?” Matricula Consular
Driver privilege card
Authenticating mail and internet requests