Dispositions of subdivided lands are subject to this act, and the district courts of this state have jurisdiction in claims or causes of action arising under this act, if:
(1)
The subdivided lands offered for disposition are located in this state;
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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-11-18
Disposition: includes sale, lease, assignment, award by lottery, or any other transaction concerning a subdivision, if undertaken for gain or profit. See Utah Code 57-11-2
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.
Offer: includes an inducement, solicitation, or attempt to encourage a person to acquire an interest in land if undertaken for gain or profit. See Utah Code 57-11-2
Person: includes :
(a)
a business trust;
(b)
an estate;
(c)
a trust;
(d)
a partnership;
(e)
an unincorporated association;
(f)
two or more of any entity having a joint or common interest; or
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
subdivided lands: means land that is divided or is proposed to be divided for the purpose of disposition into 10 or more units including land, whether contiguous or not, if 10 or more units are offered as a part of a common promotional plan of advertising and sale. See Utah Code 57-11-2
Subdivider: means :
(a)
an owner of an interest in subdivided lands who offers the subdivided lands for disposition; or
(b)
a principal agent of an owner of an interest in subdivided lands if the owner is inactive. See Utah Code 57-11-2
(2)
The subdivider‘s principal office is located in this state; or
(3)
Any offer or disposition of subdivided lands is made in this state, whether or not the offeror or offeree is then present in this state, if the offer originates within this state or is directed by the offeror to a person or place in this state and received by the person or at the place to which it is directed.
