Utah Quitclaim Deed
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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified 2026 · Not legal advice.
Utah deed rules · as of 2026
- Witnesses (besides notary)
- None — notary only
- Where to record
- County Recorder (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — 'the office of the recorder of the county where the real property is located')
- Transfer tax
- No state transfer tax
Source: Utah Code §§ 57-1-13, 57-3-101 · verify ↗. A deed moves real property — have someone qualified review it before you sign, and record it promptly.
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Utah signing & recording
No — in Utah the grantor's notarized signature is enough; no separate witnesses are required (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — only a notarial certificate (acknowledgment, proof of execution, or jurat) is required to entitle a document to record; no witness requirement in Title 57, as of 2026). Utah Code § 57-3-101 (as amended eff. 11/6/2025) — a certificate of acknowledgment, proof of execution, jurat, or other 'subscribed and sworn' notarial certificate, signed and certified by the officer, entitles the document to be recorded. Record the signed deed with the County Recorder (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — 'the office of the recorder of the county where the real property is located'). Check the current Utah deed rules before recording.
Married? If the property is (or may be) your homestead, your spouse may need to sign the deed even if they are not on title — several states require it, and a deed missing that signature can be rejected for recording or invalid. Use the “Co-grantor / spouse” field above to add their signature line, and check your state’s rule before recording.
Existing mortgage? Transferring mortgaged property can trigger the loan’s “due-on-sale” clause. Federal law (12 U.S.C. §1701j-3(d), the Garn–St Germain Act) bars lenders from enforcing it for several transfers of residential property with fewer than five dwelling units — including a transfer to the borrower’s spouse or children, a transfer resulting from a divorce decree, and a transfer into an inter vivos (living) trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary. The loan itself stays in place either way — nobody is released until it is refinanced. Read the statute ↗
Frequently asked questions
Does Utah require witnesses on a quitclaim deed?
No — in Utah the grantor's notarized signature is enough; no separate witnesses are required (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — only a notarial certificate (acknowledgment, proof of execution, or jurat) is required to entitle a document to record; no witness requirement in Title 57, as of 2026). Utah Code § 57-3-101 (as amended eff. 11/6/2025) — a certificate of acknowledgment, proof of execution, jurat, or other 'subscribed and sworn' notarial certificate, signed and certified by the officer, entitles the document to be recorded.
Where do I record the deed in Utah?
With the County Recorder (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — 'the office of the recorder of the county where the real property is located') where the property is located. Recording is what makes the transfer visible to the world — an unrecorded deed can be valid between the parties but lose to a later buyer or lender who records first. Take the original signed deed, pay the recording fee, and keep the returned stamped copy.
Is there a transfer tax in Utah?
Utah does not levy a state real-estate transfer tax on deeds (as of 2026). Local recording fees still apply, and the recorder may require a cover sheet or tax form even for exempt transfers.
How does Utah compare? See the deed witness requirements in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Utah compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of 2026). Source for Utah: Utah Code §§ 57-1-13, 57-3-101 ↗.
- Utah is one of 13 of 51 jurisdictions that charge no state transfer tax on deeds (38 charge a transfer or documentary tax when a deed is recorded).
- Witnesses required (beyond the notary)
Witnesses required (beyond the notary): 0, exactly the national median.
This is the most common figure nationally — shared by 45 other states.
Witnesses required (beyond the notary) in neighboring states — Arizona (0), Colorado (0), Idaho (0), Nevada (0), New Mexico (0), Wyoming (0). Every neighboring state with a rule matches Utah.
The rest of what Utah requires
The figures below are Utah's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Utah page for that document.
- Security deposit cap · as of 2026
- No statutory limit Utah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Deposit return deadline · as of 2026
- 30 days after move-out Utah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026
- 15 days Utah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quit Utah Code § 78B-6-802 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026
- 3 days Utah Code § 78B-6-802 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $20,000 Utah Code § 78A-8-102 ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Small Claims Court (a department of the Justice Court; district court where no justice court exists) · filing fee Tiered by claim size (Utah Code §78A-2-301.5): $60 for claims of $2,000 or less; $100 for claims over $2,000 up to $7,500; $185 for claims of $7,500 or more. Defendant counter affidavits carry parallel tiered fees. Utah Code § 78A-8-102 ↗
- Rental application fee · as of July 2026
- No statutory limit Utah Legislature ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Utah DMV (Form TC-843) ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization required Utah Code §75A-2-105 (form §75A-2-301) ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules Utah Code §§ 48-3a-102(16), 48-3a-112 ↗
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