{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-2-302","heading":"Marriage licenses -- Use within state -- Expiration.","body":"(1) A marriage may not be solemnized in this state without a license issued by the county clerk of any county of this state.\n(2)\n(a) A license issued within this state by a county clerk may only be used within this state.\n(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.\n(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:\n(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\n(ii) the officiant reiterates the warning described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) verbatim immediately before solemnizing the marriage.\n(3) A warning described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) is considered sufficient if the warning:\n(a) appears prominently on the county's website and in the same location on the website as an application for a marriage license;\n(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\n(c) is stated in full in at least English, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, French, and Mandarin Chinese on the website.\n(4) A marriage is considered solemnized if:\n(a) the parties to the marriage have a valid marriage license;\n(b) each party to the marriage willingly, and without duress, declares their intent to enter into the marriage;\n(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);\n(d) an officiant pronounces the parties as married; and\n(e) at least two individuals 18 years old or older witness the declarations of intent and the pronouncement.\n(5) A license that is not used within 32 days after the day on which the license is issued is invalid.","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-2 Marriage","Part 81-2-3 Marriage License and Solemnization"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter2/81-2-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"417cac9c368fd56e5402fe8a8f9125a56660ba51b5a4db33de4e05b2f790fa1b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-2-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}