Utah § 17-71-401 - Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.

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§ 17-71-401. Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-71-401.  Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.
(1)When a document is accepted by the county recorder's office for recording, the county recorder shall:
(a)endorse upon the first page of the document the relevant information described in Section 17-71-302; and
(b)record the document during office hours in the order it was accepted.
(2)A county recorder shall place an entry number or a book and page reference on each page of a document that the county recorder accepts for recording only if the original document or a copy of the document is kept as a public record under Section 17-71-404.
(3)
(a)A county recorder may endorse each document that the county recorder accepts for recording with a book and page reference.
(b)If a county recorder elects not to endorse a document with a book and page reference, the book and page reference may be omitted:
(i)in each index required by statute; and
(ii)on each document presented for recording that is required to recite recording data.
(4)Subject to Section 17-71-404, the county recorder shall return the document to the person that the county recorder considers appropriate.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

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

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