How to run Treble Damages in DocketMath for Utah

Step-by-step

This guide walks you through running Treble Damages in DocketMath for Utah (US-UT). It’s jurisdiction-aware and applies Utah’s forcible entry and detainer judgment structure for rent, trebling of specific assessed damages, and (when eligible) attorney fees and costs.
Gentle note: This is a tool-calculation guide, not legal advice.

1) Open the right calculator

• Go to: /tools/treble-damages
• Confirm the jurisdiction is set to Utah (US-UT).

DocketMath uses the jurisdiction code (US-UT) to apply the correct treble-damages logic.

2) Identify the amounts you’ll treble (Utah’s structure)

Under Utah Code § 78B-6-811, the judgment is entered against the defendant for:

• Rent (included as stated), and
• Three times the amount of the damages assessed under Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(e), and
• Reasonable attorney fees (only if they’re provided for in the lease or rental agreement), and
• Costs of the action.

What this means for DocketMath: the calculator’s output is sensitive to how you split your numbers. In particular:

• Rent should go into the tool’s rent input (and is not multiplied by 3).
• The damages input should represent the total damages you are treating as “damages assessed under (2)(a) through (2)(e)”—because that component is what gets trebled.

Utah statute anchor (language summary): Utah Code § 78B-6-811 provides that the judgment includes rent, three times the assessed damages under (2)(a) through (2)(e), plus reasonable attorney fees (if provided for in the lease) and costs.
Source: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S811.html

3) Enter your inputs in DocketMath

Enter each category into the corresponding field in the /tools/treble-damages calculator:

• Rent amount
  Enter the rent amount you want included as the base rent judgment component.

• Damages (assessed under the statutory categories)
  Enter the total damages amount you are treating as coming from Utah Code § 78B-6-811(2)(a) through (2)(e).
  This is the number DocketMath will multiply by 3 under the Utah logic.

• Attorney fees (optional, if applicable)
  Include this only if your lease or rental agreement provides for attorney fees.
  (Utah includes reasonable attorney fees under the statute when the lease/rental agreement provides them.)

• Costs (optional)
  Enter action costs if the tool supports costs inclusion.

• Time framing inputs (if present in the tool)
  If the calculator asks for a date range, number of days, or similar time framing, use it to ensure the rent and damages you enter are consistent with the same period you’re modeling.

4) Understand how Utah trebling is applied in the output

After you calculate, DocketMath’s Utah logic should map to the statutory structure like this:

Key idea: Only the “damages assessed under (2)(a) through (2)(e)” component is trebled; rent is added as its own line item.

5) Verify the “default” assumptions (period rules)

You might be tempted to look for special “claim-type-specific” period logic. For this implementation:

• No claim-type-specific sub-rule was found for the relevant treble-damages period logic in the information provided for this guide.
• So the general/default period is used.

If DocketMath displays a “period” or “lookback” setting, leave it on default unless your inputs clearly require otherwise.

6) Export or reuse the numbers

Once you’ve calculated:

• Copy the output totals into your workflow.
• Keep your internal breakdown (what portion was rent vs. what portion was (2)(a)–(2)(e) assessed damages) because Utah’s trebling depends on that specific categorization.

Common pitfalls

1) Trebling the wrong category

A common error is putting too much into the tool’s damages field—such that numbers that are not meant to be “damages assessed under (2)(a) through (2)(e)” get trebled.

• Fix: ensure the value entered as damages corresponds to the (2)(a)–(2)(e) assessed damages category you’re modeling.

2) Treating rent as treble when it isn’t

Utah’s statute calls for rent + (three times assessed damages). Rent is included as rent, not multiplied by 3.

• Fix: enter rent in the rent input and do not include it in the damages amount that is trebled.

3) Including attorney fees without checking eligibility

Utah includes reasonable attorney fees only if they’re provided for in the lease or rental agreement.

• Fix: only enter attorney fees if you have a basis for inclusion tied to the agreement’s fee provision.

4) Forgetting costs of the action

The statute includes costs of the action.

• Fix: if the tool supports a costs field and you track costs separately, enter them rather than rolling them into another category.

5) Changing time framing without updating aligned inputs

If the calculator supports date ranges or similar time inputs, changing the time window can change the underlying rent/damages basis.

• Fix: after changing time framing inputs, re-check that the rent and damages amounts you entered still match the same period.

Try it

Here’s a quick validation checklist to ensure your US-UT setup is aligned:

• Open /tools/treble-damages
• Confirm jurisdiction is Utah (US-UT)
• Enter:

  • Rent (base amount)
  • Damages (2)(a)-(2)(e) assessed total (the amount that will be trebled)
  • Optional: attorney fees (only if your lease provides them)
  • Optional: costs
• Click Calculate
• Verify the breakdown:

  • Rent appears as its own line item (not multiplied)
  • Damages appears as a line item multiplied by 3
  • Attorney fees and costs are included only if you entered them and eligibility applies

If the results don’t show a clear separation between rent and trebled damages, pause and confirm your input mapping before relying on the totals.

Related reading

• How to calculate Treble Damages in Texas — Full how-to guide with jurisdiction-specific rules
• How to calculate Treble Damages in Philippines — Full how-to guide with jurisdiction-specific rules
• Worked example: Treble Damages in Philippines — Worked example with real statute citations