Effective 3/9/2024

63G-1-501.  State flag — Description — Image — Display.

(1)  The state flag of Utah shall be a rectangle that has a width to length ratio of three to five and contain the following:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-1-501 v2

  • 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
(a)  two irregular, horizontal lines dividing the flag into three separate segments, of which:

(i)  the top segment:

(A)  is located above the higher horizontal line; and

(B)  is shaded in blue;

(ii)  the middle segment:

(A)  is located between the two horizontal lines;

(B)  is shaded in white;

(C)  at the higher horizontal line, takes the shape of a mountain with five peaks, the center peak being the tallest and following the shape of the highest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and

(D)  at the lower horizontal line, follows the shape of the lowest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and

(iii)  the bottom segment:

(A)  is located below the lower horizontal line; and

(B)  is shaded in red;

(b)  one hexagon that:

(i)  is shaded in blue;

(ii)  contains a smaller gold hexagon outline; and

(iii)  is placed within the center of the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii);

(c)  one beehive that:

(i)  is shaded in gold;

(ii)  contains five hive sections with a small semicircle removed from the center of the base of the lowest section; and

(iii)  is placed within the center of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and

(d)  one five-pointed Utah star that:

(i)  is shaded in white; and

(ii)  is placed below the center of the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c).

(2)  The state flag shall represent and symbolize the following:

(a)  the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c) symbolizes industry, community, and the year 1847, the year in which pioneers first settled Utah;

(b)  the Utah star described in Subsection (1)(d) symbolizes hope and the year 1896, the year in which Utah was admitted to statehood;

(c)  the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b) symbolizes the strength of Utah’s people;

(d)  the top segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) represents Utah’s skies and symbolizes faith;

(e)  the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) represents Utah’s snowy mountains and peace, the peaks of which symbolize Utah’s indigenous peoples; and

(f)  the bottom segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii) represents the red rocks of Southern Utah and symbolizes perseverance and the state’s unique landscapes.

(3)  The state flag shall appear consistent with the following image:

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(4)  The state flag shall be available in the public domain and be displayed on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon any occasion deemed fitting and appropriate.

(5)  The lieutenant governor shall establish standards and specifications for the manufacture and display of the state flag.

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 451, 2023 General Session

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