Utah Code Title 78B. Judicial Code § 78B-10a-102. General provisions--Filing--Notice--Limits

(1) Except for bodily injury cases involving a motor vehicle as described in Sections 31A-22-303, 31A-22-305, and 31A-22-305.3, medical malpractice cases as described in Section 78B-3-401, and governmental claims described in Section 63G-7-401, any party to an action for personal injury or property damage as a result of tortious conduct may elect to submit all bodily injury claims and property damage claims to arbitration by filing a notice of the submission of the claim to binding arbitration in a district court if:

(2) All parties shall respond within 30 days to the notice either agreeing or refusing to agree to arbitration. If a party does not respond, it is considered a refusal.

(3) If the parties agree to submit a bodily injury or property damage claim to arbitration under Subsection (1), the party initially requesting arbitration or the party's representative is limited to an arbitration award not to exceed $50,000.