# Judicial approval · Utah — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Judicial approval · Utah, state is Utah; minimum age is 16; exception type is Judicial approval; age with judicial approval is 16 or 17 years old; statutory citation is Utah Code § 81-2-301, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Utah _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 16 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Judicial approval _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Age with judicial approval:** 16 or 17 years old _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Utah Code § 81-2-301 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Utah Code § 81-2-301 As used in this part:… (3) "Minor" means an individual who is 16 or 17 years old. Utah Code § 81-2-203 (3) (a) If one or both of the applicants is a minor, the county clerk shall provide each minor with a standard petition on a form provided by the Judicial Council to be presented to the juvenile court to obtain the authorization required by Section 81-2-304.

## Source

- https://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2026-12-29.
Part of [Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state](https://referencesource.org/state-minimum-marriage-age-exceptions/).