(1) Except for a county clerk, or a county clerk's designee, as provided below, the following individuals may solemnize a marriage at that individual's discretion: (a) an individual 18 years old or older who is authorized by a religious denomination to solemnize a marriage; (b) Native American spiritual advisors; (c) the governor; (d) the lieutenant governor; (e) mayors of municipalities or county executives; (f) a justice, judge, or commissioner of a court of record; (g) a judge of a court not of record of the state; (h) judges or magistrates of the United States; (i) the county clerk of any county in the state or the county clerk's designee as authorized by Section 17-20-4; (j) the president of the Senate; (k) the speaker of the House of Representatives; or (l) a judge or magistrate who holds office in Utah when retired, under rules set by the Supreme Court.

(a) an individual 18 years old or older who is authorized by a religious denomination to solemnize a marriage;

(b) Native American spiritual advisors;

(c) the governor;

(d) the lieutenant governor;

(e) mayors of municipalities or county executives;

(f) a justice, judge, or commissioner of a court of record;

(g) a judge of a court not of record of the state;

(h) judges or magistrates of the United States;

(i) the county clerk of any county in the state or the county clerk's designee as authorized by Section 17-20-4;

(j) the president of the Senate;

(k) the speaker of the House of Representatives; or

(l) a judge or magistrate who holds office in Utah when retired, under rules set by the Supreme Court.

(2) An individual authorized under Subsection (1) who solemnizes a marriage shall give to the couple married a certificate of marriage that shows the: (a) name of the county from which the license is issued; and (b) date of the license's issuance.

(a) name of the county from which the license is issued; and

(b) date of the license's issuance.

(3) As used in this section: (a) "Judge or magistrate of the United States" means: (i) a justice of the United States Supreme Court; (ii) a judge of a court of appeals; (iii) a judge of a district court; (iv) a judge of any court created by an act of Congress the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior; (v) a judge of a bankruptcy court; (vi) a judge of a tax court; or (vii) a United States magistrate. (b) (i) "Native American spiritual advisor" means a person who: (A) leads, instructs, or facilitates a Native American religious ceremony or service or provides religious counseling; and (B) is recognized as a spiritual advisor by a federally recognized Native American tribe. (ii) "Native American spiritual advisor" includes a sweat lodge leader, medicine person, traditional religious practitioner, or holy man or woman.

(a) "Judge or magistrate of the United States" means: (i) a justice of the United States Supreme Court; (ii) a judge of a court of appeals; (iii) a judge of a district court; (iv) a judge of any court created by an act of Congress the judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior; (v) a judge of a bankruptcy court; (vi) a judge of a tax court; or (vii) a United States magistrate.

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

(ii) a judge of a court of appeals;

(iii) a judge of a district court;

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

(v) a judge of a bankruptcy court;

(vi) a judge of a tax court; or

(vii) a United States magistrate.

(b) (i) "Native American spiritual advisor" means a person who: (A) leads, instructs, or facilitates a Native American religious ceremony or service or provides religious counseling; and (B) is recognized as a spiritual advisor by a federally recognized Native American tribe. (ii) "Native American spiritual advisor" includes a sweat lodge leader, medicine person, traditional religious practitioner, or holy man or woman.

(i) "Native American spiritual advisor" means a person who: (A) leads, instructs, or facilitates a Native American religious ceremony or service or provides religious counseling; and (B) is recognized as a spiritual advisor by a federally recognized Native American tribe.

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

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

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

(4) Except as provided in Section 17-20-4, and notwithstanding any other provision in law, no individual authorized under Subsection (1) to solemnize a marriage may delegate or deputize another individual to perform the function of solemnizing a marriage.