SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) Sex outside of marriage will now become legal in the State of Utah.

Governor Gary Herbert signed Senate Bill 43 which decriminalizes fornication or sex between two unmarried people.

After a law was enacted in 1973, fornication was classified as a class B misdemeanor.

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Karen Mayne (D-West Valley City) and Rep. Ray, Paul (R-Clearfield).