{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-75-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 75-3-104","heading":"Claims against decedent -- Necessity of administration -- Exclusions.","body":"(1)\n(a) No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative.\n(b) After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration.\n(2) After distribution a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in Section 75-3-1004 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in Section 75-3-1005.\n(3) This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his right to his security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.\n(4)\n(a) For purposes of this chapter, a lien or right to recover described in Section 26B-3-1013 is not a claim.\n(b) Nothing in this chapter limits the Department of Health and Human Services' right to recovery under Section 26B-3-1013.","path":["Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 75-3 Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 75-3-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75/Chapter3/75-3-S104.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"76cf05021c82d4a10403cf99c3bf2280bf4bf339a0b428499b133d0c353c8502","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-75-3-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-75-3-104.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}