Utah Code 57-3-101. Certificate of acknowledgment, proof of execution, jurat, or other certificate required — Notarial acts affecting real property — Right to record documents unaffected by subdivision ordinances
A certificate of the acknowledgment of any document, or of the proof of the execution of any document, or a jurat as defined in Section 46-1-2, or other notarial certificate containing the words “subscribed and sworn” or their substantial equivalent, that is signed and certified by the officer taking the acknowledgment, proof, or jurat, as provided in this title, entitles the document and the certificate to be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county where the real property is located.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-3-101
Document: means every instrument in writing, including every conveyance, affecting, purporting to affect, describing, or otherwise concerning any right, title, or interest in real property, except wills and leases for a term not exceeding one year. See Utah Code 57-1-1
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Nothing in the provisions of 6, and 6, shall prohibit the recording of a document which is otherwise entitled to be recorded under the provisions of this chapter.
