2006 Utah Code - 78-27-32 — Release or settlement of personal injury claim -- When voidable.

     78-27-32.   Release or settlement of personal injury claim -- When voidable.
     (1) Any release of liability or settlement agreement entered into within a period of fifteen days from the date of an occurrence causing physical injury to any person, or entered into prior to the initial discharge of this person from any hospital or sanitarium in which the injured person is confined as a result of the injuries sustained in the occurrence, is voidable by the injured person, as provided in this act.
     (2) Notice of cancellation of the release or settlement agreement, together with any payment or other consideration received in connection with this release or agreement shall be mailed or delivered to the party to whom the release or settlement agreement was given, by the later of the following dates:
     (a) within fifteen days from the date of the occurrence causing the injuries which are subject of the settlement agreement or liability release; or
     (b) within fifteen days after the date of the injured person's discharge from the hospital or sanitarium in which this person has been confined continuously since the date of the occurrence causing the injury.

Enacted by Chapter 208, 1973 General Session