Utah Code Title 38. Liens § 38-1a-305. Payments applied first to preconstruction lien

Unless an agreement waiving or limiting a right under a preconstruction or construction lien expressly provides that a payment is required to be applied to a specific lien, mortgage, or encumbrance, a payment to a person claiming both a preconstruction lien and a construction lien shall be applied first to the preconstruction lien until paid in full.