| (1) |
The party producing as genuine a writing which has been altered, or appears to have been altered after its execution in a part material to the question in dispute must account for the appearance of alteration. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-5-617
| (2) |
The party may show that the alteration:
| (a) |
was made by another without the party’s concurrence; |
| (b) |
was made with the consent of the parties affected by it; |
| (c) |
was otherwise properly or innocently made; or |
| (d) |
does not change the meaning or language of the instrument. |
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| (3) |
An altered writing that a party cannot adequately explain under Subsection (2) is not admissible. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
