78A-7-117 - Judgment not a lien unless so recorded. - Utah Statutes

78A-7-117. Judgment not a lien unless so recorded.
(1) Except as provided under Subsection (3), a judgment rendered in a justice court doesnot create a lien upon any real property of the judgment debtor unless the judgment or abstract ofthe judgment:
(a) is recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the realproperty of the judgment debtor is located; and
(b) contains the information identifying the judgment debtor as referred to in Subsection78B-5-201(4) either:
(i) in the judgment or abstract of judgment; or
(ii) as a separate information statement of the judgment creditor as referred to inSubsection 78B-5-201(5).
(2) The lien runs for eight years from the date the judgment was entered in the districtcourt under Section 78B-5-202 unless the judgment is earlier satisfied.
(3) State agencies are exempt from the recording requirement of Subsection (1).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session