75-3-603.  Bond not required — Exceptions.

(1)  No bond is required of a personal representative appointed in formal or informal proceedings, except:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-3-603

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  upon the appointment of a special administrator without notice having been given;

(b)  when an executor or other personal representative is appointed to administer an estate under a will containing an express requirement of bond;

(c)  when bond is requested prior to appointment, by an interested party; or

(d)  when bond is required under Section 75-3-605. No bond is required of any personal representative who is exempted from bond under Title 7, Financial Institutions Act.

(2)  A bond required pursuant to this section may be dispensed with upon a determination by the court that it is not necessary.

Amended by Chapter 258, 2015 General Session