Removal, destruction, or defacement of monuments or corners as infraction -- Costs.
Utah Code § 17-73-503
in effect17-73-503. Removal, destruction, or defacement of monuments or corners as infraction -- Costs.
(1) A person may not willfully or negligently remove, destroy, or deface any government survey monument, corner, or witness corner.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction and is additionally responsible for:
(a) the costs of any necessary legal action;
(b) the costs of reestablishing the survey monument, corner, or witness corner; and
(c) any civil penalty that the county establishes for a violation of:
(i) any provision of this section; or
(ii) any ordinance that the county adopts under Section 17-73-502.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter73/17-73-S503.html?v=C17-73-S503_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026