Utah § 57-1-19 - Trust deeds -- Definitions of terms.
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§ 57-1-19. Trust deeds -- Definitions of terms.
57-1-19. Trust deeds -- Definitions of terms.
As used in Sections 57-1-20 through 57-1-36:
| (1) | "Beneficiary" means the person named or otherwise designated in a trust deed as the person for whose benefit a trust deed is given, or that person's successor in interest. |
| (2) | "Trustor" means the person conveying real property by a trust deed as security for the performance of an obligation. |
| (3) | "Trust deed" means a deed executed in conformity with Sections 57-1-20 through 57-1-36 and conveying real property to a trustee in trust to secure the performance of an obligation of the trustor or other person named in the deed to a beneficiary. |
| (4) | "Trustee" means a person to whom title to real property is conveyed by trust deed, or that person's successor in interest. |
| (5) | "Real property" has the same meaning as set forth in Section 57-1-1. |
| (6) | "Trust property" means the real property conveyed by the trust deed. |
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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