Utah Code § 78B-2-213

What constitutes adverse possession not under written instrument
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Land is considered to be possessed and occupied adversely by a person claiming title not
founded upon a written instrument, judgment, or decree in the following cases only, where:
(1) it has been protected by a substantial enclosure;
(2) it has been usually cultivated or improved; or
(3) labor or money amounting to the sum of $5 per acre has been expended upon dams, canals,
embankments, aqueducts, or otherwise for the purpose of irrigating the land.

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