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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-852

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Eviction: means a cause of action for unlawful detainer under Part 8, Forcible Entry and Detainer. See Utah Code 78B-6-850
     (1)(a) Without the filing of a petition, a court shall order expungement of all records of an eviction if:

          (1)(a)(i) the entire case was dismissed;
          (1)(a)(ii) there is no appeal pending for the case; and
          (1)(a)(iii) at least three years have passed from the day on which the eviction was filed; or
     (1)(b) the parties to the eviction stipulated to expungement and have filed a stipulation with the court.
(2) The court shall issue an order of expungement when the court determines that an eviction qualifies for automatic expungement under Subsection (1).
(3) This section applies to evictions filed on or after July 1, 2022.