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2025 Utah Code
Title 73 - Water and Irrigation
Chapter 4 - Determination of Water Rights
Section 14 - Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
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UT Code § 73-4-14 (2025)
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Effective 5/10/2016
73-4-14. Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
Amended by Chapter 72, 2016 General Session
73-4-14. Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
- (1) The statements of claim shall stand in the place of pleadings, and issues may be made thereon.
- (2) Whenever requested so to do the state engineer shall furnish the court with any information which the state engineer may possess, or copies of any of the records of the state engineer's office which relate to the water of said river system or water source.
- (3) The court may appoint referees, masters, engineers, soil specialists, or other persons.
- (4) In all proceedings for the determination of the rights of claimants to the water of a river system or water source, the filed statements of claim shall be competent evidence of the facts stated therein unless the same are put in issue.
Amended by Chapter 72, 2016 General Session
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