Warranty Deed in Utah

A warranty deed transfers real estate with the seller's promise that the title is good. Before you record it, check your state's signing and recording rules below and your county recorder's formatting rules (margins, preparer and return-address blocks, transfer-tax forms) — recorders reject deeds that miss them.

What Utah law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed is entitled to be recorded with the county recorder when it carries a notary's certificate of acknowledgment (or proof of execution or jurat). A deed conveying title must name the grantees, give a mailing address for tax notices, and include a legal description of the property. A deed conveying land may be accompanied by a water rights addendum signed by the grantor (and by the grantee to acknowledge receipt). The statutes read do not require witnesses. Notarial acts affecting real property must also follow Utah's Notaries Public Reform Act. Source: Utah Code §§ 57-3-101, 57-3-105, 57-3-109
Signing and recording a deed	Utah statutes provide short forms for warranty and quitclaim deeds. To be recorded with the county recorder where the property is located, a deed must carry a certificate of acknowledgment (or proof of execution) by a notary or other authorized officer, be an original (or a qualifying electronic document), include a brief caption stating the nature of the document, contain a legal description of the property, and name the grantees with a mailing address for tax notices. A water rights addendum may be submitted with a deed conveying land or water rights. Section 57-3-101 was amended in 2025 (2025 Utah Laws, 1st Special Session ch. 15). Check with the county recorder for local recording fees and formatting. Source: Utah Code §§ 57-1-12, 57-1-13, 57-3-101, 57-3-105, 57-3-106, 57-3-109

Signing and recording a deed

A deed is entitled to be recorded with the county recorder when it carries a notary's certificate of acknowledgment (or proof of execution or jurat). A deed conveying title must name the grantees, give a mailing address for tax notices, and include a legal description of the property. A deed conveying land may be accompanied by a water rights addendum signed by the grantor (and by the grantee to acknowledge receipt). The statutes read do not require witnesses.

Notarial acts affecting real property must also follow Utah's Notaries Public Reform Act.

Source: Utah Code §§ 57-3-101, 57-3-105, 57-3-109

Signing and recording a deed

Utah statutes provide short forms for warranty and quitclaim deeds. To be recorded with the county recorder where the property is located, a deed must carry a certificate of acknowledgment (or proof of execution) by a notary or other authorized officer, be an original (or a qualifying electronic document), include a brief caption stating the nature of the document, contain a legal description of the property, and name the grantees with a mailing address for tax notices. A water rights addendum may be submitted with a deed conveying land or water rights.

Section 57-3-101 was amended in 2025 (2025 Utah Laws, 1st Special Session ch. 15). Check with the county recorder for local recording fees and formatting.

Source: Utah Code §§ 57-1-12, 57-1-13, 57-3-101, 57-3-105, 57-3-106, 57-3-109

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Recording requested by and return to: [name and mailing address]

WARRANTY DEED

For [consideration], [grantor name(s)], of [grantor address] ("Grantor"), grants and conveys to [grantee name(s)], of [grantee address] ("Grantee"), [how grantees take title], the following real property in [county] County, [state]:

Legal description: [full legal description copied from the current deed]

Commonly known as: [street address] Parcel / tax ID: [parcel number]

Grantor warrants the title to the property, as provided by [state] law, subject only to: [exceptions, e.g. easements and restrictions of record, current taxes].

Signed on [date signed]. Grantor signature(s): ____________________

[Acknowledgment before a notary public, in the form your state requires, and any witness signatures your state requires]

Send tax statements to: [name and address for tax bills]

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