(1)Within 28 days after full satisfaction of the judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney must file an acknowledgment of satisfaction in the court in which the judgment was entered. If the judgment creditor is not the original judgment creditor, the judgment creditor or judgment creditor’s attorney must also file proof of ownership. If the satisfaction is for part of the judgment or for fewer than all of the judgment debtors, it must state the amount paid or name the debtors who are released.
(2)Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the juvenile court will file an abstract of judgment in the district court upon entering an unpaid restitution order as a civil judgment. If the judgment falls under Rule 58 of the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the judgment creditor must file an acknowledgment of satisfaction in both the district court and the juvenile court within 28 days after full satisfaction of the judgment.
(b)Satisfaction by order of court. The court in which the judgment was first entered may, upon motion and satisfactory proof, enter an order declaring the judgment satisfied.
(c)Effect of satisfaction. Satisfaction of a judgment, whether by acknowledgement or order, discharges the judgment, and the judgment ceases to be a lien as to the debtors named and to the extent of the amount paid. A writ of execution or a writ of garnishment issued after partial satisfaction must include the partial satisfaction and must direct the officer to collect only the balance of the judgment, or to collect only from the judgment debtors remaining liable.
(d)Filing certificate of satisfaction in other counties. After satisfaction of a judgment, whether by acknowledgement or order, has been entered in the court in which the judgment was first entered, a certificate by the clerk showing the satisfaction may be filed with the clerk of the district court in any other county where the judgment has been entered.
Amendment History
Amended effective July 1, 2010; May 1, 2014; November 1, 2019.
Plain-English Summary
Winning a judgment is one thing; collecting on it is another, and once you've been paid, the record needs to catch up. Rule 58B gives the judgment creditor 28 days after full payment to file an acknowledgment of satisfaction with the court that entered the judgment. If the person filing isn't the original creditor — say, the judgment was assigned or sold — they must also file proof they now own it. When only part of the debt is paid, or only some of several debtors pay their share, the acknowledgment must say exactly how much was paid or which debtors are released, so the record shows what's still owed and by whom.
If a judgment creditor won't cooperate, the rule doesn't leave a debtor stuck. The debtor can ask the court itself — by motion, with proof of payment — to enter an order declaring the judgment satisfied. Either way, satisfaction discharges the judgment and lifts its lien against the debtors named and to the extent paid; any writ of execution or garnishment issued afterward has to reflect the partial payment and only reach the remaining balance or the debtors still liable. Because a single judgment can be entered in more than one county, the rule also lets a certified satisfaction from the original court be filed with the clerk in any other county where the judgment was recorded, so the record is cleared everywhere it appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a judgment get officially marked as paid?
The judgment creditor (or their attorney) files an acknowledgment of satisfaction with the court within 28 days of receiving full payment. If they don't, the debtor can ask the court to enter an order declaring the judgment satisfied instead.
What if the creditor won't sign off after I've paid?
You aren't stuck waiting on them. File a motion with satisfactory proof of payment, and the court can enter its own order declaring the judgment satisfied.
Can a judgment be satisfied only in part?
Yes. If only part of a debt is paid, or only some debtors have paid their share, the acknowledgment must state the amount paid or name which debtors are released. Any later writ of execution or garnishment has to account for that partial payment.
What happens once satisfaction is entered?
The judgment is discharged, and it stops being a lien against the debtors named — to the extent it's been paid. That protects those debtors' property from further collection on the released amount.
The judgment was recorded in more than one county. Do I need to clear it everywhere separately?
Once satisfaction is entered in the court where the judgment was first filed, a certificate from that clerk can be filed with the clerk in any other county where the judgment was also recorded, clearing the record there too.
Source & verification. Rule text, Advisory Committee Notes, and
amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure,
adopted by the Utah Supreme Court. Last verified July 13, 2026. ·
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