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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0082" sponsor="Matt MacPherson" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Calvin R. Musselman" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Matt MacPherson" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0308" date="3/11/2026 09:03:667" printDate="03-11 09:58" subVer="-2" minVer="2" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>4</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="07/01/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C78B-5-S201_2026070120260701" fromuid="C78B-5-S201_2025050720250507" sort="78B05 02010020260701" mtype="section" effdate="07/01/2026">78B-5-201</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="3" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Judgment Information Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill addresses information necessary to file a judgment lien against real property.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">modifies the information required to file a judgment lien against real property if the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>judgment debtor is an individual; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="12">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">This bill provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><sa numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="78B-5-201" src="code" uid="C78B-5-S201_2026070120260701" buid="1" sort="78B05 02010020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><bold>78B-5-201</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 59</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="78B-5-201" type="amend" src="code" uid="C78B-5-S201_2026070120260701" sort="78B05 02010020260701" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="78B-5-201" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="20">Section 1. Section <bold>78B-5-201</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="21"><bold>78B-5-201<parens/>. Definitions -- Judgment recorded in Registry of Judgments.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this part: <subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Judgment" includes a civil judgment of restitution or a civil account receivable, as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-5"/>those terms are defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102">77-32b-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Registry of Judgments" means the index where a judgment is filed and searchable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-7"/>by the name of the judgment debtor through electronic means or by tangible <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-8"/>document.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-9" level="1"><display>(2)</display>On or after July 1, 1997, a judgment entered by a court of this state does not create a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-10"/>lien upon or affect the title to real property unless the judgment is filed in the Registry of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-11"/>Judgments of the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-12"/>property is located.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-13" level="1" space="false"><display>(3)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>On or after July 1, 2002, except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(3)(b)" start="0">(3)(b)</xref>, a judgment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-14"/>entered by a court of this state does not create a lien upon or affect the title to real <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-15"/>property unless the judgment or an abstract of judgment is recorded in the office of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-16"/>the county recorder in which the real property of the judgment debtor is located.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-17" level="2"><display>(b)</display>State agencies are exempt from the recording requirement of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(3)(a)" start="0">(3)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-18" level="1"><display>(4)</display>In addition to the requirements of Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(2)" start="0">(2)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(3)(a)" start="0">(3)(a)</xref>, any judgment that is filed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-19"/>in the Registry of Judgments on or after September 1, 1998, or any judgment or abstract <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-20"/>of judgment that is recorded in the office of a county recorder after July 1, 2002, shall <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-21"/>include:<subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-22" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the information identifying the judgment debtor as required under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(4)(b)" start="0">(4)(b)</xref> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-23"/>on the judgment or abstract of judgment; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-24" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a copy of the separate information statement of the judgment creditor that contains:<subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-25" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the correct name and last-known address of each judgment debtor and the address <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-26"/>at which each judgment debtor received service of process;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-27" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the name and address of the judgment creditor;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-28" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>the amount of the judgment as filed in the Registry of Judgments;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="iv-o:_-e" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-29" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="admin" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1013" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="25" groupid="24" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="end">if known, the judgment debtor's Social Security number, date of birth, and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-30"/>driver's license number if a natural person; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-35" dnum="_-o:iv-e" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="32" groupid="25" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">if known, and if the judgment debtor is an individual, the last four digits of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-32"/>judgment debtor's social security number, the month and year of the judgment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-33"/>debtor's birth, and the judgment debtor's driver license number; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-34" level="3"><display>(v)</display>whether<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="41" groupid="33" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both"> or not</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> a stay of enforcement has been ordered by the court and the date <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-35"/>the stay expires.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-36" level="1"><display>(5)</display>For the information required in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(4)" start="0">(4)</xref>, the judgment creditor shall:<subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-37" level="2"><display>(a)</display>provide the information on the separate information statement if known or available <ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-38"/>to the judgment creditor from <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="19" groupid="19" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both">its</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="17" groupid="17" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the judgment creditor's</amend> records, <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="21" groupid="21" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both">its</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="18" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the judgment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-39"/>creditor's</amend> attorney's records, or the court records in the action in which the judgment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-40"/>was entered; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-41" level="2"><display>(b)</display>state on the separate information statement that the information is unknown or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-42"/>unavailable.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-43" level="1" space="false"><display>(6)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Any judgment that requires payment of money and is entered by a court of this <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-44"/>state on or after September 1, 1998, or any judgment or abstract of judgment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-45"/>recorded in the office of a county recorder after July 1, 2002, that does not include <ln numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-46"/>the debtor identifying information as required in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(4)" start="0">(4)</xref> is not a lien until a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-47"/>separate information statement of the judgment creditor is recorded in the office of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-48"/>county recorder in compliance with Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(4)" start="0">(4)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(5)" start="0">(5)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-49" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The separate information statement of the judgment creditor referred to in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(6)(a)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-50"/>(6)(a)</xref> shall include:<subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-51" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the name of any judgment creditor, debtor, assignor, or assignee;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-52" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the date on which the judgment was recorded in the office of the county recorder <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-53"/>as described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(4)" start="0">(4)</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-54" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>the county recorder's entry number and book and page of the recorded judgment.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-25" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-55" level="1"><display>(7)</display>A judgment that requires payment of money recorded on or after September 1, 1998, but <ln numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-56"/>prior to July 1, 2002, has<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="40" groupid="32" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both"> as its</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> priority<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="39" groupid="31" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both"> based on</amend> the date of entry, except as to parties <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-57"/>with actual or constructive knowledge of the judgment.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-26" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-58" level="1"><display>(8)</display>A judgment or notice of judgment wrongfully filed against real property is subject to <xref depth="1" refnumber="38-9" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-59"/>Title 38, Chapter 9, Wrongful Lien Act</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-27" dnum="9-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-60" level="1" space="false"><display>(9)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-28" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>To release, assign, renew, or extend a lien created by a judgment recorded in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-61"/>office of a county recorder, a person shall, in the office of the county recorder of each <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-62"/>county in which an instrument creating the lien is recorded, record a document <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-63"/>releasing, assigning, renewing, or extending the lien.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-29" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-64" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The document described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(9)(a)" start="0">(9)(a)</xref> shall include:<subsection ssid="1-null-30" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-65" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the date of the release, assignment, renewal, or extension;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-31" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-66" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the name of any judgment creditor, debtor, assignor, or assignee; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-32" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-67" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>for the county in which the document is recorded in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-201(9)(a)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-68"/>(9)(a)</xref>:<subsection ssid="1-null-33" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-69" level="4"><display>(A)</display>the date on which the instrument creating the lien was recorded in that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-70"/>county's office of the county recorder; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-34" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-71" level="4"><display>(B)</display>in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="57-3-106" start="0">57-3-106</xref>, that county recorder's entry number and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-72"/>book and page of the recorded instrument creating the judgment lien.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="3" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="92">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="93"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="7/1/2026">July 1, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>3-11-26 9:56 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>