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Utah Legal Holidays Laws<\/h1>\n
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Like other states, Utah has specific days of the year that are holidays. State offices and public schools close on these days. Utah also designates every Sunday as a state holiday. To avoid the trouble of showing up at a government office on a day you didn’t know or forgot was a holiday, you should review the list below.<\/p>\r\n

List of Utah Legal Holidays<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

The governor can declare more legal holidays. They can also limit these holidays to certain types of activities or businesses. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the workday taken off. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is the day off. The governor can extend holidays, but no longer than 60 days.<\/p>\r\n

Utah Code Section 63G-1-301<\/a> lists legal holidays as the following state holidays:<\/p>\r\n