Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-3-306

  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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

Repealed 7/1/2024)

78B-3-306.  Arising without this state in favor of resident.
     All transitory causes of action arising outside the state in favor of residents of this state shall be brought and tried in the county where the plaintiff resides, or in the county where the principal defendant resides. If the principal defendant is a corporation, the action shall be brought in the county where the plaintiff resides or in the county where the corporation has an office or place of business.

Repealed by Chapter 401, 2023 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session