{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-205","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-2-205","heading":"Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.","body":"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:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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\n(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.","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-2 Marriage","Part 81-2-2 Premarital Counseling"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter2/81-2-S205.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"67ed8e724678f14e25a51e4a06141b0dfce91a7bc00cb7675b82fd327318eaac","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-204","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}