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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-6-105

  • Account: means a contract of deposit of funds between a depositor and a financial institution and includes:
         (1)(a) a checking account;
         (1)(b) a savings account;
         (1)(c) a certificate of deposit;
         (1)(d) a share account; and
         (1)(e) other like arrangement. See Utah Code 75-6-101
  • Financial institution: means any organization authorized to do business under state or federal laws relating to financial institutions, including, without limitation:
         (3)(a) banks;
         (3)(b) trust companies;
         (3)(c) industrial banks;
         (3)(d) savings banks;
         (3)(e) building and loan associations;
         (3)(f) savings and loan companies or associations; and
         (3)(g) credit unions. See Utah Code 75-6-101
  • Party: includes a person identified as a trustee of an account for another whether or not a beneficiary is named. See Utah Code 75-6-101
  • Request: means a proper request for withdrawal, or a check or order for payment, which complies with all conditions of the account, including special requirements concerning necessary signatures and regulations of the financial institution; but if the financial institution conditions withdrawal or payment on advance notice, for purposes of this part the request for withdrawal or payment is treated as immediately effective and a notice of intent to withdraw is treated as a request for withdrawal. See Utah Code 75-6-101

     The provisions of Section 75-6-104 as to rights of survivorship are determined by the form of the account at the death of a party. This form may be altered by written order given by a party to the financial institution to change the form of the account or to stop or vary payment under the terms of the account. The order or request must be signed by a party, received by the financial institution during the party’s lifetime, and not countermanded by other written order of the same party during his lifetime.