Section 210 - Adverse possession -- Under written instrument or judgment.

UT Code § 78B-2-210 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Property is considered to have been adversely held if a person in possession of the property, either personally or through another: (a) possesses a written document purporting to convey title; or (b) possesses a decree or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction conveying title; and (c) has occupied the property continuously for at least seven years.

(a) possesses a written document purporting to convey title; or

(b) possesses a decree or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction conveying title; and

(c) has occupied the property continuously for at least seven years.

(2) If the property consists of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot is not considered a possession of any other lot in the same tract.