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Utah Code § 78B-2-210: Adverse possession -- Under written instrument or judgment.

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  1. Title 78B Judicial Code
  2. Chapter 78B-2 Statutes of Limitations
  3. Part 78B-2-2 Real Property

(1) Property is considered to have been adversely held if a person in possession of the property, either personally or through another:

(a)

(i) possesses a written document purporting to convey title; or

(ii) possesses a decree or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction conveying title; and

(b) has occupied the property continuously for at least seven years.

(2) If the property consists of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot is not considered a possession of any other lot in the same tract.

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