Utah § 57-3-202 - Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.
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§ 57-3-202. Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.
Effective 11/6/2025 57-3-202.
Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.
(1)
(a)
A person may record a master form in the office of the county recorder.
(b)
A person who files a master form shall state in the caption required under Section 57-3-106 that the instrument is a master form.
(2)
A master form is not required to:
(a)
contain identification or description of any specific real property; or
(b)
name a specific:
(i)
mortgagor;
(ii)
trustor; or
(iii)
trustee.
(3)
A master form shall:
(a)
name a specific mortgagee or beneficiary;
(b)
contain an acknowledgment, proof, or certification; and
(c)
identify the person causing the recording of the master form.
(4)
A county recorder shall:
(a)
index a master form in the same manner as the county recorder indexes mortgages and trust deeds in accordance with Section 17-71-302; and
(b)
indicate on all indices and records of the county referencing the master form that the instrument is a master form.
(5)
(a)
If a county recorder receives a document for recording that contains both a master form and a mortgage or trust deed, the county recorder:
(i)
is not required to:
(A)
separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed; or
(B)
record the master form and the mortgage or trust deed as separate instruments; but
(ii)
may separate the master form from the mortgage or trust deed and record only the master form if the unrecorded portion is clearly designated or marked as a section not recorded.
(b)
A master form recorded under Subsection (5)(a), is considered as a master form under this part for purposes of the incorporation by reference of a previously recorded master form.
Section 57-3-202 ("Recording master mortgage and trust deed -- Requirements for master form -- Indexing by county recorder.") 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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