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Utah law currently requires that deeds and other documents conveying real property include a legal description of the property's boundaries before a county recorder can officially record them. This bill would add a new requirement, starting May 6, 2026, that the person receiving the property sign a statement acknowledging that the property's boundaries may be affected by adverse possession (a legal process where someone who has openly used land for a long time may gain ownership rights), boundary by acquiescence (where a long-accepted fence line or informal boundary between neighbors becomes the recognized legal boundary), or a right-of-way (another person's legal right to cross or use part of the property). A deed lacking this signed acknowledgment could not be recorded with the county. This change would give buyers formal, written notice at the time of purchase that their property's boundary lines might not be fully settled under law.