(1) All deeds and other instruments of writing shall be:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-7-8

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) made in the name of the corporation;
     (1)(b) signed by:

          (1)(b)(i) the person representing the corporation in the official capacity designated in the articles of incorporation; or
          (1)(b)(ii) a duly authorized agent or agents designated and named in a certificate filed by the corporation with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
(2) The authority of an agent or agents designated pursuant to Subsection (1)(b)(ii) shall continue until revoked, notwithstanding the subsequent death, resignation, removal, incapacity, or incompetency of:

     (2)(a) the person who executed the original articles of incorporation; or
     (2)(b) the successor in office to the person described in Subsection (2)(a).
(3) A corporation sole designating an agent or agents to sign deeds and instruments of writing by certificate may revoke such authority by filing a notice of revocation of authority with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.