Utah Code
Utah Code § 57-1-13 (2026)
Form of quitclaim deed
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A conveyance of land may also be substantially in the following form:
"QUITCLAIM DEED
____ (here insert name), grantor, of ____ (insert place of residence), hereby quitclaims to ____ (insert name), grantee, of ____ (here insert place of residence), for the sum of ____ dollars, the following described tract ____ of land in ____ County, Utah, to wit: (here describe the premises).
Witness the hand of said grantor this __________(month\day\year).
A quitclaim deed when executed as required by law shall have the effect of a conveyance of all right, title, interest, and estate of the grantor in and to the premises therein described and all rights, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, at the date of the conveyance."
Amended by Chapter 40, 2025 General Session
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1986–2020 · leading case: Interstate Income Props., Inc. v. La Jolla Loans, Inc., 2011 UT App 188, 257 P.3d 1073.
Interstate Income Props., Inc. v. La Jolla Loans, Inc., 2011 UT App 188, 257 P.3d 1073. “Plaintiffs further asserted that all of the requirements for a valid quitclaim deed as set forth by Utah Code section 57-1-13, which does not mandate the inclusion of the official title of the agent who executes the deed, were met.”
Julian v. Petersen, 966 P.2d 878 (Utah Ct. App. 1998). “See Utah Code Ann. § 57-1-13 (1994). Thus, Mr.”
Hansen v. Stichting Mayflower Recreational Fonds, 898 F. Supp. 1503 (D. Utah 1995). “In support of its argument that the RPI should be construed as a conveyance which passed title to the Homestake Portion *1513 through the mother hubbard language, Stiehting points first to Utah Code Ann. § 57-1-13 17 and notes that “the statutorily sufficient form of quitclaim…”
Capital Assets Fin. Servs. v. Lindsay, 956 P.2d 1090 (Utah Ct. App. 1998). “Notary Public [signature] My Commission expires [blank] Residing in Salt Lake City, Utah This deed substantially follows the form set forth in Utah Code Ann. § 57-1-13 (1994), and as such, “when executed as required by law[,] shall have the effect of a conveyance of all right,…”
Crowther v. Mower, 876 P.2d 876 (Utah Ct. App. 1994). “” Utah Code Ann. § 57-1-13 (1994). The fact that such a deed is not recorded or that recording is delayed “does not affect the validity of a document with respect to the parties to the document and all other persons who have notice of the document.”
Barlow Soc'y v. Com. Sec. Bank, 723 P.2d 398 (Utah 1986). “Barlow’s quitclaim deed of March 7, 1980, to plaintiff had the effect “of a conveyance of all rights, title, interest and estate of the grantor in and to the premises therein described and all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, at the date of such…”
Holladay Towne v. Brown Fam. Holdings, 2011 UT 9, 248 P.3d 452. “at § 57-1-13, which states: A quitclaim deed when executed as required by law shall have the effect of a conveyance of all right, title, interest, and estate of the grantor in and to the premises therein described and all rights, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto…”
Roy Nielsen Hafen, No. 04-25018 (Bankr. D. Utah Dec. 8, 2020). “In a case out of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court determined that the trustee could sell rights to property, the ownership of which was in question and most likely would result in a lawsuit after the sale of that property.”
Summum v. Duchesne City, 482 F.3d 1251 (10th Cir. 2007). “The City is correct that, under Utah law, recorded documents governing title to real property do create certain presumptions, Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-1-13 ; 57-4a-4, including the presumption that “any necessary consideration was given,” id.”
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