News from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor

ImportantJuly 9th, 2026 The Office of the Lieutenant Governor now offers a Digital Delivery option for all Authentication requests submitted through a Document Authentication Request Form. When Digital Delivery is selected on the request form, the email recipients you designate will be notified when the Apostille or Certificate is ready for download. Each recipient must complete a brief verification step

ImportantJuly 8th, 2026 The Office of the Lieutenant Governor now issues a universal certificate format for international document authentications. This update replaces the previous practice of issuing separate Apostille and Certificate of Authentication formats. Utah now uses the same certificate format for documents intended for international use, regardless of whether the destination country is a Contracting Party to the 1961

June 12th, 2025 Please be advised that effective July 1, 2025, the fee rates for document authentication and apostille services will change due to recent legislative updates. The new fee rates are as follows:Apostille (3 to 5 business days): $19.00Certificate of Authentication (3 to 5 business days): $19.00Next Business Day Processing (in addition to Apostille/Certificate fee): $34.00Same Day Processing (in

ImportantDecember 9th, 2025 The Lieutenant Governor’s Office will be closed on the following dates:Thursday, December 18th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for a staff eventWednesday, December 24th in observance of Christmas EveThursday, December 25th in observance of Christmas DayThursday, January 1st in observance of New Years Day

October 24th, 2022 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the office of the Lieutenant Governor required appointments for any in-person authentication services. We continued this practice over the past eight months as our office has undergone significant renovations. With the renovation complete, we’re moving forward to try and increase public access to the office. Effective immediately, our office is changing its hours

June 4th, 2018 Effective July 1, 2018 rates for document authentication services will change. Costs for Apostille or Certificate of Authentication have remained unchanged since 2008; however, due to the increase in costs to maintain this service, our rates must change to cover these costs. Please see the new rate table below for your reference. Apostille (3 to 5 business