Utah Code 25-6-402. Governing law

25-6-402. Governing law.

(1)

In this section, the following rules determine the debtor‘s location:

claim for relief: means a right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured. See Utah Code 25-6-102
Debtor: means a person that is liable on a claim. See Utah Code 25-6-102
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Organization: means a person other than an individual. See Utah Code 25-6-102
Transfer: means every mode, direct or indirect, absolute or conditional, or voluntary or involuntary, of disposing of or parting with an asset or an interest in an asset, and includes payment of money, release, lease, and creation of a lien or other encumbrance. See Utah Code 25-6-102

(a)	a debtor who is an individual is located at the individual’s principal residence;

(b)	a debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business; and

(c)	a debtor that is an organization and has more than one place of business is located at its chief executive office.

(2)	A claim for relief in the nature of a claim for relief under this chapter is governed by the local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located when the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.

Enacted by Chapter 204, 2017 General Session