{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-67-4a-903","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 67-4a-903","heading":"Claim for property by person claiming to be owner.","body":"(1)\n(a) A person claiming to be the owner of property held under this chapter by the administrator may file a claim for the property on a form prescribed by the administrator.\n(b) The claimant shall verify the claim as to its completeness and accuracy.\n(2) If the owner claiming the unclaimed property is a creditor, the following apply:\n(a)\n(i) the exclusive remedy for satisfying a creditor's judgement is payment of a claim under the act; and\n(ii) a writ of attachment, garnishment, or execution is prohibited on unclaimed property;\n(b) a creditor may only receive the value of the creditor's judgment or the amount held by the administrator, whichever is less; and\n(c) the administrator may waive the requirement in Subsection (1) and may pay or deliver property directly to a person if:\n(i) the person receiving the property or payment is shown to be the apparent owner included on a report filed under Section 67-4a-401;\n(ii) the administrator reasonably believes the person is entitled to receive the property or payment; and\n(iii) the property has a value of less than $500.\n(3)\n(a) For a claim involving property of a decedent, one or more heirs or owners of the property may, on a form prescribed by the administrator, file a single claim for the property on behalf of all heirs or owners if:\n(i) the property has a value of $100,000 or less; and\n(ii) more than one person is entitled to file a claim for the property.\n(b) The claimant or claimants of a claim described in Subsection (3)(a) shall file with the claim:\n(i) an affidavit that satisfies the requirements of Section 75-3-1201; and\n(ii) a form prescribed by the administrator, signed by each claimant, in which the claimant agrees to:\n(A) receive the property in a fiduciary capacity and equitably distribute to each owner the portion of the property to which the owner is entitled; and\n(B) indemnify the state, the administrator, and the state's agents, officers, and employees against any liability on a claim to the property.\n(c) The claimant or claimants of a claim described in Subsection (3)(a) shall verify the claim for completeness and accuracy.","path":["Title 67 State Officers and Employees","Chapter 67-4a Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act","Part 67-4a-9 Claim to Recover Property from Administrator"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter4a/67-4a-S903.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"30f0be146534dcdad533a5b88e91f682d48f77eb8514c2158586a0ebbe306de3","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-67-4a-902","next":"us-ut/utah-code-67-4a-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}