Utah § 81-2-205 Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-2-205 — Conformity to master plan for counseling as prerequisite to marriage license -- Exceptions.

Utah § 81-2-205

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-2Marriage

Part 81-2-2Premarital Counseling

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-2-205 (2026).

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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 un

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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.