diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff030286..e17ebbf7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Restrict utility menu output to the parent level, fixes #61.
+- Prevent child menu items from being added to the Utility menu, fixes #61.
+- Reset nested Utility menu items to the top/parent level on save, fixes #61.
+- Add admin notice stating the utility nav restrictions, fixes #61.
+
 ## 2.5.2
 
 - Add alternate-footbar class to alternate-footbar fixes#5.
diff --git a/admin/admin.php b/admin/admin.php
index 4c9558b6..3132511c 100755
--- a/admin/admin.php
+++ b/admin/admin.php
@@ -129,3 +129,12 @@ function responsive_maybe_save_layout_setting() {
 	set_transient( 'responsive_layout_setting_check', '', WEEK_IN_SECONDS );
 }
 add_action( 'admin_init', 'responsive_maybe_save_layout_setting' );
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue Custom Admin Menu Scripts.
+ */
+function responsive_enqueue_admin_scripts() {
+	wp_enqueue_script( 'custom-menu-js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/admin/menu.js', array(), RESPONSIVE_FRAMEWORK_VERSION, true );
+
+}
+add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'responsive_enqueue_admin_scripts', 20 );
diff --git a/admin/menu.js b/admin/menu.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c80dad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/menu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {
+	function verifyNav() {
+		let lis = jQuery('#update-nav-menu #post-body ul.menu li');
+		lis.each(function () {
+			// First Check if active in sort and don't act on the placeholder span.
+			if ( !$(this).hasClass('ui-sortable-helper') && !$(this).hasClass('sortable-placeholder')) {
+				// If not active and not at 0 depth reset to 0 depth and alert user.
+				if ( !$(this).hasClass('menu-item-depth-0') ) {
+					let itemID = $(this).attr('id');
+					let item = document.getElementById( itemID );
+					let itemClasses = item.className;
+					itemClasses = itemClasses.split( ' ' );
+					itemClasses.forEach((element, index) => {
+						if ( -1 !== element.toString().indexOf('menu-item-depth') ) {
+							let currentDepthClass = itemClasses[index];
+							$(this).removeClass(currentDepthClass);
+							$(this).addClass('menu-item-depth-0');
+							$(this).find( '.is-submenu').hide();
+							window.alert( 'Nested menu items not allowed on Utility Menu. Menu item Reset to top level.');
+						}
+					} );
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	// Setup Observer only on Utility Menu.
+	let selectedMenu = jQuery('.manage-menus select').find(':selected').text();
+
+	if( 'Utility Menu (Utility Navigation)' === selectedMenu.trim() ) {
+		// Select the node that will be observed for mutations.
+		const targetNode = document.getElementById('update-nav-menu');
+
+		// Options for the observer (which mutations to observe).
+		const config = {attributes: true, childList: true, subtree: true};
+
+		// Create an observer instance linked to the callback function.
+		const observer = new MutationObserver(verifyNav);
+
+		// Start observing the target node for configured mutations
+		observer.observe(targetNode, config);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index d9bc1e3c..b8389ee1 100755
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ function responsive_get_utility_nav( $args = array() ) {
 					'menu_class'     => 'utility-nav-menu',
 					'container'      => false,
 					'echo'           => false,
+					'depth'          => 1,
 				)
 			);
 		}
@@ -1210,3 +1211,71 @@ function responsive_get_the_excerpt( $post_id = null, $length = 55 ) {
 	}
 	return $excerpt;
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Add Admin notice describing limitations of the Utility menu.
+ */
+function responsive_utility_menu_notice() {
+
+	// Display only on nav-menus screen.
+	$screen = get_current_screen();
+	if ( 'nav-menus' !== $screen->base ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Get Current menu id from the global namespace and compare to the utility-menu id.
+	global $nav_menu_selected_id;
+	$utility_menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( 'utility-menu' );
+
+	if ( $nav_menu_selected_id === $utility_menu->term_id ) {
+		$notice  = __( 'The Utility Menu only displays the top level items.', 'responsive-framework' );
+		$notice .= '<br>';
+		$notice .= __( 'Nested items are prevented and/or reset to the top level on save.', 'responsive-framework' );
+		echo '<div class="notice notice-warning">' . wp_kses_post( $notice ) . '</div>';
+	}
+}
+add_action( 'admin_notices', 'responsive_utility_menu_notice' );
+
+
+/**
+ * Reset any nested menu items to the top/parent level for the utility menu.
+ *
+ * @param int   $menu_id The ID of the menu.
+ * @param array $menu_data An array of menu data that has the menu name.
+ */
+function responsive_update_utility_menu( int $menu_id, $menu_data = array() ) {
+
+	// Return if no data to update.
+	if ( empty( $menu_id ) || empty( $menu_data ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$utility_menu_id = wp_get_nav_menu_object( 'utility-menu' )->term_id;
+
+	$count = 0;
+	// Only update Utility Menu.
+	if ( $menu_id === $utility_menu_id ) {
+		$menu_items = wp_get_nav_menu_items( 'utility-menu' );
+		foreach ( $menu_items as $item ) {
+
+			// Move any child menu items to the top/parent level.
+			if ( 0 !== (int) $item->menu_item_parent ) {
+				update_post_meta( $item->ID, 'menu_item_parent', 0 );
+				$count++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ( 0 < $count ) {
+		add_action( 'admin_notices', 'responsive_utility_menu_items_deleted_notice' );
+	}
+}
+add_action( 'wp_update_nav_menu', 'responsive_update_utility_menu', 10, 2 );
+
+/**
+ * Add message that Utility Menu Items have been deleted.
+ */
+function responsive_utility_menu_items_deleted_notice() {
+	echo '<div class="notice notice-error is-dismissible">' . esc_html__( 'Nested Utility Menu Items not allowed. All menu items reset to the the top level.', 'responsive-framework' ) . '</div>';
+}
diff --git a/languages/responsive-framework.pot b/languages/responsive-framework.pot
index c464d902..31af2562 100644
--- a/languages/responsive-framework.pot
+++ b/languages/responsive-framework.pot
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: "
 "https://wordpress.org/support/theme/responsive-framework-2-x\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-09-24 14:58:57+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-10-19 15:48:45+00:00\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ msgid ""
 "2 widgets will appear."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: functions.php:267 inc/template-tags.php:1069
+#: functions.php:267 inc/template-tags.php:1070
 msgid "Footbar"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Add widgets here to appear in your footer."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: functions.php:281 inc/template-tags.php:1070
+#: functions.php:281 inc/template-tags.php:1071
 msgid "Alternate Footbar"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -456,63 +456,77 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Profile Directory"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:467 template-parts/masthead-side-nav.php:20
+#: inc/template-tags.php:468 template-parts/masthead-side-nav.php:20
 #: template-parts/masthead-top-nav.php:10 template-parts/masthead.php:15
 msgid "Open menu"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:468
+#: inc/template-tags.php:469
 msgid "Full Menu"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:469
+#: inc/template-tags.php:470
 msgid "Close Menu"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:651
+#: inc/template-tags.php:652
 #. translators: %s: archive type singular name.
 msgid "%s navigation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:656
+#: inc/template-tags.php:657
 msgid "Newer posts"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:657
+#: inc/template-tags.php:658
 msgid "Older posts"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:698
+#: inc/template-tags.php:699
 msgid "Post navigation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:726 single.php:49
+#: inc/template-tags.php:727 single.php:49
 #. translators: %s: author name linking to their archive page.
 #. translators: %s: author name
 msgid "<em>By </em>%s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:743
+#: inc/template-tags.php:744
 #. translators: %s: category list for the post.
 msgid "<em>in</em> %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:752
+#: inc/template-tags.php:753
 msgid "<strong>0</strong> comments"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:752
+#: inc/template-tags.php:753
 msgid "<strong>1</strong> comment"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:752
+#: inc/template-tags.php:753
 msgid "<strong>%</strong> comments"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:897
+#: inc/template-tags.php:898
 msgid "View all posts"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: inc/template-tags.php:1232
+msgid "The Utility Menu only displays the top level items."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: inc/template-tags.php:1234
+msgid "Nested items are prevented and/or reset to the top level on save."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: inc/template-tags.php:1280
+msgid ""
+"Nested Utility Menu Items not allowed. All menu items reset to the the top "
+"level."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: no-access-bumc.php:13
 msgid "Access Restricted To BUMC/BMC"
 msgstr ""