Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: In Utah, utah, a Uniform Probate Code state, does not require a bond of a personal representative appointed in either formal or informal proceedings by default, except in four listed situations.
Does Utah require an executor to post a bond?
Utah, a Uniform Probate Code state, does not require a bond of a personal representative appointed in either formal or informal proceedings by default, except in four listed situations.
“when an executor or other personal representative is appointed to administer an estate under a will containing an express requirement of bond”
Source: Utah Code Ann. § 75-3-603
Can the will waive it in Utah?
Sometimes. No bond is the default; a will can flip this by containing an express bond requirement, which then triggers the bond obligation rather than waiving it.
Can the heirs or beneficiaries waive it in Utah?
Sometimes. An interested party can request bond be required prior to appointment (the opposite of a waiver); the court can also dispense with a bond that would otherwise apply upon a determination that it is unnecessary.
If a bond is required, how much?
When a bond is required, Utah sizes it at 100% of the estimated value of the personal estate plus expected annual income, per its own bond-amount statute.
“in an amount not less than the estimate reduced by the amount of secured claims against such property”
Source: Utah Code Ann. § 75-3-604
What makes Utah different
Utah is a clean textbook UPC state: no-bond is the universal default for both formal and informal proceedings, and the four exceptions are narrow and enumerated, with a final catch-all letting the court dispense with bond even when an exception would otherwise apply.
A note on sourcing: The official Utah Legislature site returned only navigation/header content to the fetch tool this session; verified instead via codes.findlaw.com, a legal-citation mirror quoting the section verbatim with its official citation.
| Bond-requirement source | Utah Code Ann. § 75-3-603 |
| Utah courts (general reference) | Utah judicial branch |
| Utah Secretary of State / legislature | Utah state government |
| Confidence | Medium |
Every statute quoted on this page was read directly from the state’s own legislature/code site this session, or, where that site blocked automated access, from a reputable legal-citation mirror quoting the same official text with its official citation (disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; a probate court has final discretion over bond in every state; confirm your own case with the court or a local attorney before relying on the default described here.
Related: how long creditors have to file a claim against an estate in Utah.