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Utah Code § 17-79-807

Boundary establishment -- Process -- Boundary agreement not subject to review by land use authority -- Prohibitions

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

(1) The owners of adjoining property may initiate a boundary establishment to:

(a) resolve an ambiguous, uncertain, or disputed boundary between the adjoining properties; and

(b) agree upon the location of the boundary between the adjoining properties.

(2) Adjoining property owners executing a boundary establishment described in Subsection (1) shall:

(a) prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45; and

(b) record the boundary establishment with the county recorder, in accordance with Section 57-1-45.

(3) A boundary establishment:

(a) is not subject to review of a land use authority; and

(b) does not require consent or approval from a land use authority before it may be recorded.

(4) A boundary establishment is effective from the day it is recorded by the county recorder.

(5) A county may enforce county ordinances against property with a boundary establishment that violates a land use regulation.

(6) A boundary establishment that complies with this section presumptively:

(a) has no detrimental effect on any easement on the property that is recorded before the day on which the agreement is executed; and

(b) conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.