Superseded 3/9/2024)

Superseded 3/9/2024
63G-1-501.  State flag.
     The state flag of Utah shall be a flag of blue field, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field:

(1)  in the center a shield;

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-1-501

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings;

(3)  the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise;

(4)  upon the shield under the arrows the word “Industry,” and below the word “Industry” on the center of the shield, a beehive;

(5)  on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies;

(6)  below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word “Utah”;

(7)  below the word “Utah” and on the bottom of the shield, the figures “1847”;

(8)  with the appearance of being back of the shield there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flag so draped that they will project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle’s wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the face of the draped flag below the shield;

(9)  below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures “1896”; and

(10)  around the entire design, a narrow circle in gold.

Amended by Chapter 205, 2021 General Session