{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-213","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-2-213","heading":"What constitutes adverse possession not under written instrument.","body":"Land is considered to be possessed and occupied adversely by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, judgment, or decree in the following cases only, where:\n(1) it has been protected by a substantial enclosure;\n(2) it has been usually cultivated or improved; or\n(3) labor or money amounting to the sum of $5 per acre has been expended upon dams, canals, embankments, aqueducts, or otherwise for the purpose of irrigating the land.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-2 Statutes of Limitations","Part 78B-2-2 Real Property"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter2/78B-2-S213.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"e4ed69c5f6545bfccb2b7e01f7ad05f837d83f5c9dd069f28e531694460184c1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-212","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}