Utah § 57-1-45.5 - Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.
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§ 57-1-45.5. Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.
Effective 11/6/2025 57-1-45.5.
Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.
(1)
A conveyance document, as defined in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102, for a boundary adjustment shall comply with this section.
(2)
A conveyance document shall include:
(a)
the name and signature of each party to the conveyance document;
(b)
the address of each party to the conveyance document for assessment purposes;
(c)
a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party before the boundary adjustment;
(d)
a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party after the boundary adjustment; and
(e)
sufficient language to convey title from one party to another party, in conformity with the proposed boundary adjustment.
(3)
In addition to the information required in Subsection (2), a conveyance document shall include as an exhibit, in a legible and recordable format:
(a)
a visual or graphic of the proposed boundary adjustment and all properties affected by the proposed boundary adjustment, depicting:
(i)
the former boundary location;
(ii)
the new boundary location; and
(iii)
the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted parcel or lot;
(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:
(i)
existing dwellings, outbuildings, improvements, and other physical features;
(ii)
existing easements, rights-of-way, conditions, or restrictions recorded or apparent;
(iii)
the former boundary location;
(iv)
the new boundary location;
(v)
the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted lot or adjusted parcel; and
(vi)
other existing or proposed improvements that impact or are subject to land use regulations; and
(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.
(4)
(a)
A conveyance document is effective on the day it is recorded as part of a boundary adjustment.
(b)
Before recording a conveyance document, a county recorder shall confirm that the conveyance document is:
(i)
in a legible and recordable format, including any exhibit to the conveyance document; and
(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).
(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.
(5)
The recording of a boundary adjustment presumptively:
(a)
relocates an existing boundary by creating a new boundary between the adjoining properties;
(b)
changes the size, shape, or configuration of two or more adjoining lots or parcels;
(c)
does not affect any previously recorded easement unless the easement is expressly and properly modified by the boundary adjustment; and
(d)
affixes the ownership of the adjoining parties to the adjusted boundary.
Section 57-1-45.5 ("Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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