Utah Code § 17-71-401: Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.

(1) When a document is accepted by the county recorder's office for recording, the county recorder shall:

(a) endorse upon the first page of the document the relevant information described in Section 17-71-302; and

(b) record the document during office hours in the order it was accepted.

(2) A county recorder shall place an entry number or a book and page reference on each page of a document that the county recorder accepts for recording only if the original document or a copy of the document is kept as a public record under Section 17-71-404.

(3)

(a) A county recorder may endorse each document that the county recorder accepts for recording with a book and page reference.

(b) If a county recorder elects not to endorse a document with a book and page reference, the book and page reference may be omitted:

(i) in each index required by statute; and

(ii) on each document presented for recording that is required to recite recording data.

(4) Subject to Section 17-71-404, the county recorder shall return the document to the person that the county recorder considers appropriate.