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H.B. 158

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WRONGFUL LIEN AMENDMENTS

             2     
1999 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Rebecca D. Lockhart

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO LIENS; AMENDING AND CLARIFYING THE SCOPE OF THE
             6      WRONGFUL LIEN PROVISIONS; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
             7      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             8      AMENDS:
             9          38-9-2, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 125, Laws of Utah 1997
             10      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             11          Section 1. Section 38-9-2 is amended to read:
             12           38-9-2. Scope.
             13          (1) (a) The provisions of [this chapter] Sections 38-9-1 , 38-9-3 , 38-9-4 , 38-9-5 , and 38-9-6
             14      apply to any recording or filing or any rejected recording or filing of a lien pursuant to this chapter
             15      on or after May 5, 1997.
             16          (b) The provisions of Sections 38-9-1 and 38-9-7 apply to all liens of record regardless of
             17      the date the lien was recorded or filed.
             18          (2) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent a person from filing a lis pendens in
             19      accordance with Section 78-40-2 or seeking any other relief permitted by law.
             20          (3) This chapter does not apply to a person entitled to a lien under Section 38-1-3 who files
             21      a lien pursuant to Title 38, Chapter 1, Mechanics' Liens.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-27-99 4:35 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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