§ 57-1-45.5 — Conveyance document for a boundary adjustment -- Form and effect.

Utah § 57-1-45.5

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 57: Real Estate
• Ch. 57-1: Conveyances

Text

(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:
(2)(a) the name and signature of each party to the conveyance document;
(2)(b) the address of each party to the conveyance document for assessment purposes;
(2)(c) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party before the boundary adjustment;
(2)(d) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party after the boundary adjustment; and
(2)(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:
(3)(a) a visual or graphic of the proposed boundary adjustment and all properties affected by the proposed boundary adjustment, depicting:
(3)(a)(i) the former boundary location;
(3)(a)(ii) the new boundary location; and
(3)(a)(iii) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted parcel or lot;
(3)(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:
(3)(b)(i) existing dwellings, outbuildings, improvements, and other physical features;
(3)(b)(ii) existing easements, rights-of-way, conditions, or restrictions recorded or apparent;
(3)(b)(iii) the former boundary location;
(3)(b)(iv) the new boundary location;
(3)(b)(v) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted lot or adjusted parcel; and
(3)(b)(vi) other existing or proposed improvements that impact or are subject to land use regulations; and
(3)(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) (4)(a) A conveyance document is effective on the day it is recorded as part of a boundary adjustment.
(4)(b) Before recording a conveyance document, a county recorder shall confirm that the conveyance document is:
(4)(b)(i) in a legible and recordable format, including any exhibit to the conveyance document; and
(4)(b)(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).
(4)(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:
(5)(a) relocates an existing boundary by creating a new boundary between the adjoining properties;
(5)(b) changes the size, shape, or configuration of two or more adjoining lots or parcels;
(5)(c) does not affect any previously recorded easement unless the easement is expressly and properly modified by the boundary adjustment; and
(5)(d) affixes the ownership of the adjoining parties to the adjusted boundary.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1