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Utah Code § 81-2-301

Definitions for part

Amended by Chapter 257, 2025 General Session

As used in this part:

(1) "County clerk" means:

(a) the county clerk of the county; or

(b) an employee or designee of the county clerk who is authorized to issue marriage licenses or solemnize marriages.

(2) "Judge or magistrate of the United States" means:

(a) a justice of the United States Supreme Court;

(b) a judge of a court of appeals;

(c) a judge of a district court;

(d) a judge of any court created by an act of Congress, the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior;

(e) a judge of a bankruptcy court;

(f) a judge of a tax court; or

(g) a United States magistrate.

(3) "Minor" means an individual who is 16 or 17 years old.

(4)

(a) "Native American spiritual advisor" means an individual who:

(i) leads, instructs, or facilitates a Native American religious ceremony or service or provides religious counseling; and

(ii) is recognized as a spiritual advisor by a federally recognized Native American tribe.

(b) "Native American spiritual advisor" includes a sweat lodge leader, medicine person, traditional religious practitioner, or holy man or woman.

(c) "Military chaplain" means an individual who is a commissioned officer of:

(i) the Chaplain Corps of the United States Army;

(ii) the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, including the United States Coast Guard; or

(iii) the United States Air Force designated for duty as a chaplain.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.