{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-503","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-6-503","heading":"Private property which may be taken.","body":"Except as provided in Subsection 78B-6-501(3), (4), or (5), private property that may be taken under this part includes:\n(1) all real property belonging to any person;\n(2) lands belonging to the state, or to any county, city or incorporated town, not appropriated to some public use;\n(3) property appropriated to public use, except that the property may not be taken unless for a more necessary public use than that to which the property has already been appropriated;\n(4) franchises for toll roads, toll bridges, ferries, and all other franchises, except that the franchises may not be taken unless for free highways, railroads, or other more necessary public use;\n(5) all rights of way for any and all purposes mentioned in Section 78B-6-501, and any and all structures and improvements on the property, and the lands held or used in connection with the property, except that:\n(a) the property is subject to be connected with, crossed, or intersected by any other right of way or improvement or structure;\n(b) the property is subject to a limited use in common with the owners, when necessary; and\n(c) uses of crossings, intersections, and connections shall be made in the manner most compatible with the greatest public benefit and the least private injury; and\n(6) all classes of private property not enumerated if the taking is authorized by law.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings","Part 78B-6-5 Eminent Domain"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S503.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"c697a4838c6bfa806f90ee7bd39b452eec750d376b18c855b3c4f8ba3dccadf1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-502","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-503.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}