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S.B. 70

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S [ JUDGMENT] s LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY

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1998 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: L. Alma Mansell

5    AN ACT RELATING TO JUDICIAL CODE; S MODIFYING DEFINITION OF LIEN; s MODIFYING
5a    PROVISIONS RELATED TO
6    JUDGMENTS AS LIENS UPON REAL PROPERTY; REQUIRING IDENTIFYING
7    INFORMATION IN A SEPARATE INFORMATION STATEMENT S [ATTACHED TO]
7a     INCLUDED WITH s THE
8    JUDGMENT AND PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
9    This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10    AMENDS:
10a         S 38-12-101, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 127, LAWS OF UTAH 1996 s
11         78-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1997
12         78-22-1.5, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1997
13    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13a         S Section 1. Section 38-12-101 is amended to read:
13b         38-12-101.   Definitions.
13c         For purposes of this chapter:
13d         (1) "Lien" means:
13e         (a) failure to pay moneys owed for property, services, or A NOTICE OF INTEREST, a judgment,
13f     OR ANY OTHER ENCUMBRANCE ON THE TITLE, that becomes a charge against or interest in:
13g         (i) real property, a building, a structure, or an improvement including any franchise, privilege,
13h     appurtenance, machinery, or fixture pertaining to or used in connection with any real property,
13i     building, structure, or improvement;
13j         (ii) personal property; or
13k         (iii) a judgment, settlement, or compromise; or

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13l         (b) a tax as provided in Section 59-1-302.1, 59-5-108, 59-5-208, 59-11-110, or 59-12-112.


13m         (2) "Lien" does not mean a charge against or interest in, for failure to pay moneys owed for
13n     property, services, or a judgment, any:
13o         (a) bank account;
13p         (b) pension; or
13q         (c) garnishment. s
14        Section S [1] 2 s . Section 78-22-1 is amended to read:
15         78-22-1. Duration of judgment -- Judgment as lien upon real property -- Abstract
16     of judgment -- Small claims judgment not lien.
17        (1) Judgments shall continue for eight years unless previously satisfied or unless
18    enforcement of the judgment is stayed in accordance with law.
19        (2) Prior to July 1, 1997, except as limited by Subsection (4), the entry of judgment by a
20    district court is a lien upon the real property of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution,
21    owned or acquired during the existence of the judgment, located in the county in which the
22    judgment is entered.
23        (3) Prior to and after July 1, 1997, an abstract of judgment issued by the court in which the
24    judgment is entered may be [filed and docketed] recorded in any court of this state and shall have
25    the same force and effect as a judgment entered in that court.
26        (4) Prior to July 1, 1997, S AND AFTER MAY 15, 1998 s a judgment entered S [ on or after
26a     April 27, 1992, ] s in the small claims

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27    division of any court shall not qualify as a lien upon real property unless [filed and docketed]

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1     S ABSTRACTED TO THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT AND s recorded in accordance
1a    with Subsection (3). [This Subsection (4) shall apply to all small claims
2    judgments entered on or after April 27, 1992.]
3        Section S [2] 3 s . Section 78-22-1.5 is amended to read:
4         78-22-1.5. Definitions -- Judgment recorded in Registry of Judgments.
5        (1) For purposes of this section, "Registry of Judgments" means the index where a
6    judgment shall be recorded and searchable by the name of the judgment debtor through electronic
7    means or by tangible document.
8        (2) On or after July 1, 1997, a judgment rendered or recorded in a district court does not
9    create a lien upon or affect the title to real property unless the judgment is recorded in the Registry
10    of Judgments of the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the property is
11    located.
12        (3) In addition to the requirement of Subsection (2), any judgment that is recorded in the
13    Registry of Judgments on or after September 1, 1998, shall include a separate information
14    statement of the judgment creditor that contains:
15        (a) the correct name and last-known address of each judgment debtor and the address at
16    which each judgment debtor received service of process;
17        (b) the name and address of the judgment creditor;
18        (c) the amount of the judgment as entered in the Registry of Judgments;
19        (d) if known, the judgment debtor's social security number, date of birth, and driver's
20    license number if a natural person; and
21        (e) whether or not a stay of enforcement has been ordered by the court and the date the stay
22    expires.
23        (4) For the information required Subsection (3), the judgment creditor shall:
24        (a) provide the information on the separate information S [sheet] STATEMENT s if known
24a    or available to the
25    judgment creditor from its records, its attorney's records, or the court records in the action in which
26    the judgement was entered; or

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27        (b) state on the separate information S [sheet] STATEMENT s that the information is
27a    unknown or unavailable.

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28        (5) (a) Any judgment that requires payment of money and is recorded on or after
29    September 1, 1998, and is not accompanied by the separate information statement as required in
30    Subsections (3) and (4) may be amended by recording a document entitled "Amendment to
31    Recorded Judgment" in the Registry of Judgments in compliance with Subsections (3) and (4).


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1        (b) The amendment to the recorded judgment shall state the date of recording the original
2    judgment in the Registry of Judgments.
3        (c) Recording an amendment to a recorded judgment has no effect on the computation of
4    time as provided in Section 78-22-1.
5        (6) A judgment that requires payment of money recorded on or after September 1, 1998,
6    has as its priority the date of compliance with Subsections (3) and (4).




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-28-98 4:12 PM


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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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