Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 31 > Part 1 - Definitions

• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Deed: means an instrument in writing, including any conveyance that affects, purports to affect, describes, or otherwise concerns any right, title, or interest in real property. See Utah Code 57-31-101
• Fraudulent deed: means a deed that is not executed or authorized to be executed by the record interest holder. See Utah Code 57-31-101
• Interest holder: means a person who holds or possesses a present, lawful property interest in real property. See Utah Code 57-31-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• real property: includes :
       (31)(a) land;
       (31)(b) a tenement;
       (31)(c) a hereditament;
       (31)(d) a water right;
       (31)(e) a possessory right; and
       (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5