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§ 57-3-103 — Effect of failure to record.

Utah § 57-3-103
JurisdictionUtah
Title 57Real Estate
Ch. 57-3Recording of Documents
Part 57-3-1General Provisions

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Utah Code Ann. § 57-3-103 (2026).

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Each document not recorded as provided in this title is void as against any subsequent purchaser of the same real property, or any portion of it, if:

(1)the subsequent purchaser purchased the property in good faith and for a valuable consideration; and
(2)the subsequent purchaser's document is first duly recorded.

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Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 61, 1998 General Session

Nearby Sections

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§ 57-1-1
Definitions.
§ 57-1-10
After-acquired title passes.
§ 57-1-11
Claimant out of possession may convey.
§ 57-1-12
Form of warranty deed -- Effect.
§ 57-1-12.5
Form of special warranty deed -- Effect.
§ 57-1-13
Form of quitclaim deed.
§ 57-1-14
Form of mortgage -- Effect.
§ 57-1-15
Effect of recording assignment of mortgage.
§ 57-1-19
Trust deeds -- Definitions of terms.
§ 57-1-2
Words of inheritance not required to pass fee.
§ 57-1-20
Transfers in trust of real property -- Purposes -- Effect.
§ 57-1-21
Trustees of trust deeds -- Qualifications.
§ 57-1-21.5
Trustees of trust deeds -- Duties -- Prohibited conduct -- Penalties.
§ 57-1-22
Successor trustees -- Appointment by beneficiary -- Effect -- Substitution of trustee -- Recording -- Form.
§ 57-1-22.1
Effect on trustee of a legal action involving a trust.
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