Utah Code 30-1-2.4. Recognition and validation of a marriage regardless of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of the parties
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 30-1-2.4
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) “Eligible couple” means two individuals that may legally marry each other in this state.
(1)(b) “Specified characteristic” means the race, ethnicity, or national origin of a party to the marriage.
(2) Regardless of the date of the marriage, a marriage between two individuals may not be deemed invalid or prohibited because of a specified characteristic.
(3) The office of a county clerk may not refuse to issue a marriage license to an eligible couple because of a specified characteristic.
(4)
(4)(a) The office of a county clerk may not refuse to solemnize the marriage of an eligible couple because of a specified characteristic.
(4)(b) Subsection (4)(a) does not prevent a county clerk from delegating or deputizing another individual to solemnize a marriage in accordance with Subsections 17-20-4 (2) and 30-1-6 (2)(l).