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Utah Code § 34A-2-212 (2026)

Docketing awards in district court -- Enforcing judgment

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Except as provided in Subsection (3), an abstract of a final order of the commission providing an award may be filed under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state when all administrative and appellate remedies are exhausted.
The abstract shall be docketed in the judgment docket of the district court where the abstract is filed. The time of the receipt of the abstract shall be noted on the abstract by the clerk of the district court and entered in the docket.
When filed and docketed under Subsections (1)(a) and (b), the order shall constitute a lien from the time of the docketing upon the real property of the employer situated in the county, for a period of eight years from the date of the order unless the award provided in the final order is satisfied during the eight-year period.
The district court may issue an execution or a renewal on the order within the same time and in the same manner and with the same effect as if the order were a judgment issued by the district court.
If the employer was uninsured at the time of the injury, the county attorney for the county in which the applicant or the employer resides, depending on the district in which the final order is docketed, shall enforce the judgment when requested by the commission or division on behalf of the commission.
In an action to enforce an order docketed under Subsection (1), reasonable attorney fees and court costs shall be allowed in addition to the award.
Unless stayed pursuant to Section 63G-4-405, or set aside by the court of appeals, a preliminary or final decision of the commissioner or Appeals Board awarding permanent total disability compensation under Section 34A-2-413 is enforceable by abstract filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Thomas v. Color Country Mgmt., 2004 UT 12 (Utah 2004).
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Thomas v. Color Country Mgmt., 2004 UT 12 (Utah 2004). · cites it 72× “When Color Country refused to comply with the administrative law judge's accompanying order to initiate temporary subsistence payments, Thomas sought to enforce the order by obtaining an abstract of her award from the administrative law judge and filing it in the district court…”
Color Country Mgmt. v. Labor Comm'n, 2001 UT App 370 (Utah Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “145 The abstract was issued under Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-212 (1997), which states that an abstract "of any final order providing an award" can be filed under the Act with the clerk of the district court.”
Ameritemps, Inc. v. Labor Comm'n, 2005 UT App 491 (Utah Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-212(1)(a) (2001) ("An abstract of any final order providing an award may be filed .”
Stokes v. Flanders, 970 P.2d 1260 (Utah 1998). · cites it 2× “A similar provision to section 35-1-59 is now found at section 34A-2-212. 3 . If an employer fails to comply with the insurance requirements of the Act, the employer is subject to a judicial remedy for damages that is fundamentally common law in nature but modified by statute to…”
Waxies Enter. v. Labor Comm'n, 2025 UT App 7 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state,” and it then states that the “district court may issue an execution or a renewal on the order within the same time and in the same manner and with the same effect as if the order were a judgment issued…”
— Utah Code § 34A-2-212(1)(a) — 3 cases
Thomas v. Color Country Mgmt., 2004 UT 12 (Utah 2004). “When Color Country refused to comply with the administrative law judge's accompanying order to initiate temporary subsistence payments, Thomas sought to enforce the order by obtaining an abstract of her award from the administrative law judge and filing it in the district court…”
Ameritemps, Inc. v. Labor Comm'n, 2005 UT App 491 (Utah Ct. App. 2005). “See Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-212(1)(a) (2001) ("An abstract of any final order providing an award may be filed .”
Waxies Enter. v. Labor Comm'n, 2025 UT App 7 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). “in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state,” and it then states that the “district court may issue an execution or a renewal on the order within the same time and in the same manner and with the same effect as if the order were a judgment issued…”
— Utah Code § 34A-2-212(l)(a) — 1 case
Thomas v. Color Country Mgmt., 2004 UT 12 (Utah 2004). “When Color Country refused to comply with the administrative law judge's accompanying order to initiate temporary subsistence payments, Thomas sought to enforce the order by obtaining an abstract of her award from the administrative law judge and filing it in the district court…”
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