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Utah Code § 57-1-45.5

Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect

Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1

(1) A conveyance document, as defined in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102, for a boundary adjustment shall comply with this section.

(2) A conveyance document shall include:

(a) the name and signature of each party to the conveyance document;

(b) the address of each party to the conveyance document for assessment purposes;

(c) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party before the boundary adjustment;

(d) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party after the boundary adjustment; and

(e) sufficient language to convey title from one party to another party, in conformity with the proposed boundary adjustment.

(3) In addition to the information required in Subsection (2), a conveyance document shall include as an exhibit, in a legible and recordable format:

(a) a visual or graphic of the proposed boundary adjustment and all properties affected by the proposed boundary adjustment, depicting:

(i) the former boundary location;

(ii) the new boundary location; and

(iii) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted parcel or lot;

(b) if the property owners have conducted a survey, a reference to the record of the survey map, as defined in Section 17-73-504, showing:

(i) existing dwellings, outbuildings, improvements, and other physical features;

(ii) existing easements, rights-of-way, conditions, or restrictions recorded or apparent;

(iii) the former boundary location;

(iv) the new boundary location;

(v) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted lot or adjusted parcel; and

(vi) other existing or proposed improvements that impact or are subject to land use regulations; and

(c) if the conveyance document addresses a boundary adjustment that requires an amendment to a subdivision plat under Section 10-20-906 or 17-79-806, the amendment to the subdivision plat.

(4)

(a) A conveyance document is effective on the day it is recorded as part of a boundary adjustment.

(b) Before recording a conveyance document, a county recorder shall confirm that the conveyance document is:

(i) in a legible and recordable format, including any exhibit to the conveyance document; and

(ii) accompanied by a notice of consent to the boundary adjustment from a land use authority under Subsection 10-20-906(3) or (6) or Subsection 17-79-806(3) or (6).

(c) Upon receipt of a conveyance document, or any exhibit to a conveyance document, that is not in a legible and recordable format, a county recorder shall provide the person submitting the conveyance document with an explanation of the corrections necessary to record the conveyance document.

(5) The recording of a boundary adjustment presumptively:

(a) relocates an existing boundary by creating a new boundary between the adjoining properties;

(b) changes the size, shape, or configuration of two or more adjoining lots or parcels;

(c) does not affect any previously recorded easement unless the easement is expressly and properly modified by the boundary adjustment; and

(d) affixes the ownership of the adjoining parties to the adjusted boundary.

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