Utah § 81-2-205 - Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.
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§ 81-2-205. Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.
81-2-205. 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: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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