Section 30-1-2.4 - Recognition and validation of a marriage regardless of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of the parties(1) As used in this section: (a) "Eligible couple" means two individuals that may legally marry each other in this state.(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)(a) The office of a county clerk may not refuse to solemnize the marriage of an eligible couple because of a specified characteristic.(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) 0).Added by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.