§ 78B-6-501 Eminent domain — Uses for which right may be exercised — Limitations on eminent domain
§ 78B-6-501 v2 Eminent domain — Uses for which right may be exercised — Limitations on eminent domain
§ 78B-6-502 Estates and rights that may be taken
§ 78B-6-503 Private property which may be taken
§ 78B-6-503.5 Other property which may be taken — State as plaintiff
§ 78B-6-504 Conditions precedent to taking
§ 78B-6-505 Negotiation and disclosure required before filing an eminent domain action
§ 78B-6-506 Right of entry for survey and location
§ 78B-6-507 Complaint — Contents
§ 78B-6-508 Who may appear and defend
§ 78B-6-509 Powers of court or judge — Settlement offer — Litigation expenses
§ 78B-6-510 Occupancy of premises pending action — Deposit paid into court — Procedure for payment of compensation
§ 78B-6-511 Compensation and damages — How assessed
§ 78B-6-512 Damages — When right has accrued — Mitigation or reduction — Improvements
§ 78B-6-513 When title sought found defective — Another action allowed
§ 78B-6-514 Payment of award — Bond from railroad to secure fencing
§ 78B-6-515 Distribution of award — Execution — Annulment of proceedings on failure to pay
§ 78B-6-516 Judgment of condemnation — Recordation — Effect
§ 78B-6-517 Substitution of bond for deposit paid into court — Abandonment of action by condemner — Conditions of dismissal
§ 78B-6-518 Rights of cities and towns not affected
§ 78B-6-519 When right of way acquired — Duty of party acquiring
§ 78B-6-520 Action to set aside condemnation for failure to commence or complete construction within reasonable time
§ 78B-6-520.3 Property sold under threat of eminent domain — Right to repurchase property if property not used for purpose for which acquired
§ 78B-6-521 Sale of property acquired by eminent domain
§ 78B-6-522 Dispute resolution

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 6 > Part 5 - Eminent Domain

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5