Utah Code » Title 78B, Chapter 6 — Particular Proceedings; part 78B-6-8 — Forcible Entry and Detainer
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Utah Code § 78B-6-807 (2026)

Allegations permitted in complaint -- Time for appearance -- Service

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The plaintiff, in the plaintiff's complaint:
shall set forth the facts on which the plaintiff seeks to recover;
may set forth any circumstances of fraud, force, or violence that may have accompanied the alleged forcible entry, or forcible or unlawful detainer; and
may claim damages or compensation for the occupation of the premises, or both.
If the unlawful detainer charged is after default in the payment of rent or other amounts due, the complaint shall state the amount of rent due or other amounts due.
The summons shall include the number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action, which shall be three business days from the date of service, unless the defendant objects to the number of days, and the court determines that the facts of the case should allow more time.
A claim for unlawful detainer brought by counterclaim shall be served to any opposing party in accordance with Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, and any response required shall be due within the timelines stated under Subsection (3)(a).
The court may authorize alternative service pursuant to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2011–2017 · leading case: Koerber v. Mismash, 2015 UT App 237 (Utah Ct. App. 2015).
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Koerber v. Mismash, 2015 UT App 237 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “The rest of the statutory language has remained consistent, however. The prior version requlred that "[the court shall indorse on the summons the number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action," see id.”
Rm Lifestyles, LLC v. Ellison, 2011 UT App 290 (Utah Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “The order stated that the Ellisons "ha[d] six days (pursuant to Section 78B-6-807 ...) from the date the papers [were] mailed to file a responsive pleading in this action.”
Mountain View Colonial Apts. v. Isais, 2017 UT App 104 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “See Utah Code Ann. §§ 78B-6-807, - 810 (LexisNexis 2012).”
— Utah Code § 78B-6-807(3) — 1 case
Koerber v. Mismash, 2015 UT App 237 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). “The rest of the statutory language has remained consistent, however. The prior version requlred that "[the court shall indorse on the summons the number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action," see id.”
— Utah Code § 78B-6-807(4) — 1 case
Rm Lifestyles, LLC v. Ellison, 2011 UT App 290 (Utah Ct. App. 2011). “The order stated that the Ellisons "ha[d] six days (pursuant to Section 78B-6-807 ...) from the date the papers [were] mailed to file a responsive pleading in this action.”
— Utah Code § 78B-6-807(8) — 1 case
Koerber v. Mismash, 2015 UT App 237 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). “The rest of the statutory language has remained consistent, however. The prior version requlred that "[the court shall indorse on the summons the number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action," see id.”
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