Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-8-2. Contractual limitations of liability arising from services of design professionals prohibited

(1) As used in this section:

(2) An agreement between an owner and a contractor may not limit the owner's or a design professional's liability to the contractor for any claim arising from services performed by the design professional in connection with the development of land.  This subsection does not apply if the owner and the contractor are the same person or entity or are controlled by the same person or entity.

(3) An agreement between a contractor and a subcontractor may not limit the owner's or a design professional's liability to the subcontractor for any claim arising from services performed by the design professional in connection with the development of land.

(4) This section does not apply if the design professional is retained under a single contract to perform both the design and the construction of the project, such as in a design-build or turn-key project.

(5) This section may not be construed to affect any limitation of a design professional's liability to an owner or other design professional that may exist in an agreement between the owner and the design professional or between design professionals.

(6) This section does not affect or impair the obligations of agreements in existence as of May 1, 1988.