{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-45.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 57-1-45.5","heading":"Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.","body":"(1) A conveyance document, as defined in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102, for a boundary adjustment shall comply with this section.\n(2) A conveyance document shall include:\n(a) the name and signature of each party to the conveyance document;\n(b) the address of each party to the conveyance document for assessment purposes;\n(c) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party before the boundary adjustment;\n(d) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party after the boundary adjustment; and\n(e) sufficient language to convey title from one party to another party, in conformity with the proposed boundary adjustment.\n(3) In addition to the information required in Subsection (2), a conveyance document shall include as an exhibit, in a legible and recordable format:\n(a) a visual or graphic of the proposed boundary adjustment and all properties affected by the proposed boundary adjustment, depicting:\n(i) the former boundary location;\n(ii) the new boundary location; and\n(iii) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted parcel or lot;\n(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:\n(i) existing dwellings, outbuildings, improvements, and other physical features;\n(ii) existing easements, rights-of-way, conditions, or restrictions recorded or apparent;\n(iii) the former boundary location;\n(iv) the new boundary location;\n(v) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted lot or adjusted parcel; and\n(vi) other existing or proposed improvements that impact or are subject to land use regulations; and\n(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.\n(4)\n(a) A conveyance document is effective on the day it is recorded as part of a boundary adjustment.\n(b) Before recording a conveyance document, a county recorder shall confirm that the conveyance document is:\n(i) in a legible and recordable format, including any exhibit to the conveyance document; and\n(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).\n(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.\n(5) The recording of a boundary adjustment presumptively:\n(a) relocates an existing boundary by creating a new boundary between the adjoining properties;\n(b) changes the size, shape, or configuration of two or more adjoining lots or parcels;\n(c) does not affect any previously recorded easement unless the easement is expressly and properly modified by the boundary adjustment; and\n(d) affixes the ownership of the adjoining parties to the adjusted boundary.","path":["Title 57 Real Estate","Chapter 57-1 Conveyances"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter1/57-1-S45.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"da34148020c6478b3b2875abde4a02214897bdbca2240e2f173bf9d4ceebec4c","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-45","next":"us-ut/utah-code-57-1-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}