57-4a-4. Presumptions.
(1) A recorded document creates the following presumptions regarding title to the real property affected: the document is genuine and was executed voluntarily by the person purporting to execute it; the person executing the document and the person on whose behalf it is executed are the persons they purport to be; the person executing the document was neither incompetent nor a minor at any relevant time; delivery occurred notwithstanding any lapse of time between dates on the document and the date of recording; any necessary consideration was given; the grantee, transferee, or beneficiary of an interest created or described by the document acted in good faith at all relevant times; a person executing a document as an agent, attorney in fact, officer of an organization, or in a fiduciary or official capacity: held the position that the person executing the document purported to hold and acted within the scope of that person's authority; in the case of an officer of an organization, was authorized under all applicable laws to act on behalf of the organization; and in the case of an agent, the agent's agency was not revoked, and the agent acted for a principal who was neither incompetent nor a minor at any relevant time; a person executing the document as an individual: was unmarried on the effective date of the document; or if it otherwise appears from the document that the person was married on the effective date of the document, the grantee was a bona fide purchaser and the grantor received adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth so that the joinder of the nonexecuting spouse was not required under Sectionsthrough; 75-2-201 75-2-207 if the document purports to be executed pursuant to or to be a final determination in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or to be executed pursuant to a power of eminent domain, the court, official body, or condemnor acted within its jurisdiction and all steps required for the execution of the document were taken; and recitals and other statements of fact in a document, including without limitation recitals concerning mergers or name changes of organizations, are true.
(2) The presumptions stated in Subsectionarise even though the document purports only to release a claim or to convey any right, title, or interest of the person executing it or the person on whose behalf it is executed. (1)