Pursuant to Utah State Code 55-55-305 a property owner is exempt from licensure and may engage in acts or practices included within the practice of construction trades subject to the stated circumstances and limitations within the Code. A Owner/Builder Certification is required to be completed during the building permit process.
Utah State Code 55-55-305:
(d) a sole owner of property engaged in building:
(i) no more than one residential structure per year on the sole owner's property and no more than three residential structures per five years on the sole owner's property for the sole Utah Code Page 27 owner's noncommercial, nonpublic use, except that a person other than the property owner or a person described in Subsection (1)(e), who engages in building a residential structure must be licensed under this chapter if the person is otherwise required to be licensed under this chapter; or
(ii) structures on the sole owner's property for the sole owner's noncommercial, nonpublic use that are incidental to a residential structure on the property, including a shed, carport, or detached garage;
(e)
(i) a person engaged in construction or renovation of a residential building for noncommercial, nonpublic use if that person:
(A) works without compensation other than token compensation that is not considered salary or wages; and
(B) works under the direction of the property owner who engages in building the structure; and
(ii) as used in this Subsection (1)(e), "token compensation" means compensation paid by a sole owner of property exempted from licensure under Subsection (1)(d) to a person exempted from licensure under this Subsection (1)(e), that is:
(A) minimal in value when compared with the fair market value of the services provided by the person;
(B) not related to the fair market value of the services provided by the person; and
(C) is incidental to the providing of services by the person including paying for or providing meals or refreshment while services are being provided, or paying reasonable transportation costs incurred by the person in travel to the site of construction;