78B-5-812 - Release or settlement of personal injury claim -- When voidable. - Utah Statutes

78B-5-812. Release or settlement of personal injury claim -- When voidable.
(1) Any release of liability or settlement agreement entered into within a period of 15days from the date of an occurrence causing physical injury to any person, or entered into prior tothe initial discharge of the person from any hospital or sanitarium in which the injured person isconfined as a result of the injuries sustained in the occurrence, is voidable by the injured person,as provided in Sections 78B-5-812 through 78B-5-816.
(2) Notice of cancellation of the release or settlement agreement, together with anypayment or other consideration received in connection with the release or agreement shall bemailed or delivered to the party to whom the release or settlement agreement was given, by thelater of the following dates:
(a) within 15 days from the date of the occurrence causing the injuries which are subjectof the settlement agreement or liability release; or
(b) within 15 days after the date of the injured person's discharge from the hospital orsanitarium in which the person has been confined continuously since the date of the occurrencecausing the injury.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session