{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-42","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 57-1-42","heading":"Liability of title insurer or title agent.","body":"A title insurer or title agent purporting to act under the provisions of Section 57-1-40 who reconveys a trust deed or releases a mortgage is liable to the beneficiary or mortgagee for the damages suffered as a result of the reconveyance if:\n(1) the obligation secured by the trust deed or mortgage:\n(a) has not been fully paid; or\n(b) has not been partially paid in an amount agreed to by the beneficiary, mortgagee, or servicer as sufficient to release the mortgage or reconvey the trust deed; and\n(2)\n(a) the title insurer or title agent failed to comply with the provisions of Sections 57-1-40 and 57-1-41; or\n(b) the title insurer or title agent acted with gross negligence or in bad faith in reconveying the trust deed.","path":["Title 57 Real Estate","Chapter 57-1 Conveyances"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter1/57-1-S42.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"74941bfaa779c859b3a61d2e46fa98adc337884f050f7c3a40918947fccd796b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-41","next":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}