Acceptance of rights-of-way -- Notice of acknowledgment required.
Utah Code § 72-5-309
in effect72-5-309. Acceptance of rights-of-way -- Notice of acknowledgment required.
(1) The governor or the governor's designee may assess whether the grant of the R.S. 2477 has been accepted with regard to any right-of-way so as to vest title of the right-of-way in the state and the applicable political subdivision as provided for in Section 72-5-103.
(2) If the governor or governor's designee concludes that the grant has been accepted as to any right-of-way, the governor or a designee shall issue a notice of acknowledgment of the acceptance of the R.S. 2477 grant as to that right-of-way.
(3) A notice of acknowledgment of the R.S. 2477 grant shall include:
(a) a statement of reasons for the acknowledgment;
(b) a general description of the right-of-way or rights-of-way subject to the notice of acknowledgment, including the county in which it is located, and notice of where a center-line description derived from Global Positioning System data may be viewed or obtained;
(c) a statement that the owner of the servient estate in the land over which the right-of-way or rights-of-way subject to the notice runs or any person with a competing dominant estate ownership claim may file a petition with the district court for a decision regarding the correctness or incorrectness of the acknowledgment; and
(d) a statement of the time limit provided in Section 72-5-310 for filing a petition.
(4)
(a)
(i) The governor or the governor's designee may record a notice of acknowledgment, and any supporting affidavit, map, or other document purporting to establish or affect the state's property interest in the right-of-way or rights-of-way, in the office of the county recorder in the county where the right-of-way or rights-of-way exist.
(ii)
(A) A notice of acknowledgment recorded in the county recorder's office is not required to be accompanied by a paper copy of the center-line description.
(B) A paper copy of each center-line description together with the notice of acknowledgment shall be placed in the state archives created in Section 63A-12-101 and made available to the public upon request in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
(C) An electronic copy of the center-line description identified in a notice of acknowledgment shall be available upon request at:
(I) the county recorder's office; or
(II) the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505.
(b) A notice of acknowledgment recorded in the county recorder's office is conclusive evidence of acceptance of the R.S. 2477 grant upon:
(i) expiration of the 60-day period for filing a petition under Section 72-5-310 without the filing of a petition; or
(ii) a final court decision that the notice of acknowledgment was not incorrect.
Amended by Chapter 259, 2022 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title72/Chapter5/72-5-S309.html?v=C72-5-S309_2022050420220504Fetched: 10/26/2026