Utah Code § 78B-6-1304.5

Civil liability for recording wrongful notice of pendency -- Damages
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A person is liable to the record owner of real property, or to a person with a leasehold interest
in the real property that is damaged by the maintenance of a notice of pendency, for $10,000 or
for treble actual damages, whichever is greater, and for reasonable attorney fees and costs, if the
person records or causes to be recorded a notice of pendency against the real property, knowing
or having reason to know that:

(1) legal action against the property has not been filed as required by Section 78B-6-1303;
(2) the notice is groundless;
(3) the notice fails to comply with the notice requirements of Subsection 78B-6-1303(2); or
(4) the notice contains an intentional material misstatement or false claim.

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