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2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 23 - Agreements to Confess Judgment
Section 102 - Certain agreements to confess judgment void.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 78B-23-102 (2021)
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Effective 5/12/2020
78B-23-102. Certain agreements to confess judgment void.
  • (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), parties may execute an agreement or stipulation to confess judgment before a default giving rise to an action.
  • (2)
    • (a) In an employment contract or a consumer credit contract, an agreement or stipulation to confess judgment is void if the agreement or stipulation is executed:
      • (i) on or after May 14, 2019; and
      • (ii) before a default giving rise to an action in which the judgment under the agreement or stipulation is to be confessed.
    • (b) To satisfy the requirements of Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the parties need only execute the agreement or stipulation after the default giving rise to the underlying action and not after any subsequent default on the agreement or stipulation.


Amended by Chapter 439, 2020 General Session
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