Marriage licenses -- Use within state -- Expiration.
Utah Code § 81-2-302
in effect81-2-302. Marriage licenses -- Use within state -- Expiration.
(1) A marriage may not be solemnized in this state without a license issued by the county clerk of any county of this state.
(2)
(a) A license issued within this state by a county clerk may only be used within this state.
(b) A license is considered used within this state if the officiant is physically present in the state at the time of solemnization of the marriage.
(c) A license is not considered used within this state when the parties to the marriage are not physically present in the state in the same location as the officiant, unless:
(i) the county issuing the marriage license posts on the county's website, in writing, a sufficient warning that an online marriage solemnized in this state may be invalid in the country where the parties to the marriage reside; and
(ii) the officiant reiterates the warning described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) verbatim immediately before solemnizing the marriage.
(3) A warning described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) is considered sufficient if the warning:
(a) appears prominently on the county's website and in the same location on the website as an application for a marriage license;
(b) is in bold type of the same or larger font size as the text of the instructions for applying for a marriage license; and
(c) is stated in full in at least English, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, French, and Mandarin Chinese on the website.
(4) A marriage is considered solemnized if:
(a) the parties to the marriage have a valid marriage license;
(b) each party to the marriage willingly, and without duress, declares their intent to enter into the marriage;
(c) each party to the marriage has filed all required affidavits with the county clerk that issued the marriage license as required under Subsection 81-2-303(5)(a);
(d) an officiant pronounces the parties as married; and
(e) at least two individuals 18 years old or older witness the declarations of intent and the pronouncement.
(5) A license that is not used within 32 days after the day on which the license is issued is invalid.
Amended by Chapter 155, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter2/81-2-S302.html?v=C81-2-S302_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026