Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.
Utah Code § 81-2-205
in effect81-2-205. Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.
Whenever a county has adopted a master plan for premarital counseling no resident of the county may obtain a marriage license without conforming to the plan, except that:
(1) an individual who applies for a marriage license shall have the right to secure the license and to marry notwithstanding the individual's failure to conform to the required premarital counseling or the individual's failure to obtain a certificate of authorization from the premarital counseling board if the individual waits six months from the date of application for issuance of the license;
(2) this part does not apply to any application for a marriage license where both parties are at least 19 years old and neither has been previously divorced;
(3) this part does not apply to any application for a marriage license unless both applicants have physically resided in Utah for 60 days immediately preceding their application; or
(4) premarital counseling required by this part is considered fulfilled if the applicants present a certificate verified by a clergyman that the applicants have completed a course of premarital counseling approved by a church and given by or under the supervision of the clergyman.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter2/81-2-S205.html?v=C81-2-S205_2024090120240501Fetched: 10/26/2026