Utah Code
Utah Code § 76-7-108 (2026)
Fraudulently acting as a parent or guardian for a minor's marriage
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As used in this section, "minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-7-103.
Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
An actor commits fraudulently acting as a parent or guardian for a minor's marriage if the actor knowingly:
impersonates a parent or legal guardian of a minor to obtain a license for the minor to marry under Section 81-2-304; or
forges the name of a parent or legal guardian of a minor on any writing purporting to give consent to a marriage of a minor under Section 81-2-304.
A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
Enacted by Chapter 451, 2026 General Session
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: State v. Holm, 2006 UT 31, 137 P.3d 726.
State v. Holm, 2006 UT 31, 137 P.3d 726. “§ 76-7-108 (2008), even where their conduct violates these laws.”
State ex rel. Z.C., 2007 UT 54, 165 P.3d 1206. “§§ 76-7-108, -104. However, these statutes differ from sexual assault crimes, such as child sex abuse, in both the theory and degree of punishment.”
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