# Utah Code § 57-9-1: What constitutes marketable record title

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_1

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 57-9-1
- **Heading:** What constitutes marketable record title
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 57 / Chapter 57-9 / § 57-9-1

## Text

Any person having the legal capacity to own land in this state, who has an unbroken chain of title of record to any interest in land for 40 years or more, shall be deemed to have a marketable record title to such interest as defined in Section 57-9-8, subject only to the matters stated in Section 57-9-2. A person shall be deemed to have such an unbroken chain of title when the official public records disclose a conveyance or other title transaction, of record not less than 40 years at the time the marketability is to be determined, which said conveyance or other title transaction purports to create such interest, either in (1) the person claiming such interest or (2) some other person from whom, by one or more conveyances or other title transactions of record, such purported interest has become vested in the person claiming such interest: with nothing appearing of record, in either case, purporting to divest such claimant of such purported interest.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 57-9-1 § 57-9-1. What constitutes marketable record title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_1.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-2 § 57-9-2. Rights and interests to which marketable record title is subject.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_2.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-3 § 57-9-3. Marketable record title held free and clear of interests, claims, and charges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_3.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-4 § 57-9-4. Filing of notice of claim of interest authorized -- Effect of possession of land by record owner of possessory interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_4.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-5 § 57-9-5. Notice of claim of interest -- Contents -- Filing for record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_5.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-6 § 57-9-6. Applicability of provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_6.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-7 § 57-9-7. Existing statutes of limitations and recording statutes not affected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_7.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-8 § 57-9-8. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_8.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-9 § 57-9-9. Legislative purpose and construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_9.md)
- [Utah Code § 57-9-10 § 57-9-10. Extension of limitation period.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T57_S57_9_10.md)

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