Utah § 13-57-601 - Commercial maintenance funding prohibitions.

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§ 13-57-601. Commercial maintenance funding prohibitions.

Effective 5/6/2026
13-57-601.  Commercial maintenance funding prohibitions.
(1)A commercial maintenance funding provider may not enter into a commercial maintenance funding agreement directly or indirectly with a foreign entity of concern or a foreign country or person of concern.
(2)A commercial maintenance funding provider may not receive, access, or use any documents or information subject to a court order to seal or protect that the court issues in the course of the civil proceeding unless a court order specifically allows a commercial maintenance funding provider to have access to such documents or information.
(3)
(a)A commercial maintenance funding provider may not direct, or have a contractual right to control, the party or the party's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying legal claim or a settlement or resolution of the legal claim.
(b)The right to make the decisions Subsection (3)(a) describes remains solely with the party and the party's attorney in the civil proceeding.


Enacted by Chapter 121, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 13-57-601 ("Commercial maintenance funding prohibitions.") 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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