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WRONGFUL LIEN AMENDMENTS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: R. Curt Webb

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill recodifies and amends Title 38, Chapter 9, Wrongful Liens and Wrongful
             10      Judgment Liens.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a document sponsor who submits a nonconsensual common law document
             15      to the county recorder for recording to:
             16              .    cause the sheriff to serve notice of the recording on each affected person; and
             17              .    initiate a judicial proceeding to determine whether the nonconsensual common
             18      law document is enforceable;
             19          .    provides that a document sponsor who submits an unenforceable nonconsensual
             20      common law document to the county recorder for recording is liable to each
             21      affected person for any actual damages;
             22          .    provides that a recorded nonconsensual common law document is void if the
             23      document sponsor does not comply with the requirements described in this bill; and
             24          .    makes technical and conforming changes.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:
             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             30      AMENDS:
             31           38-9a-102 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 93
             32           76-6-503.5 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 93
             33           78B-5-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 88
             34           78B-5-408 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 88
             35      ENACTS:
             36           38-9-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37           38-9-201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38           38-9-301 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39           38-9-302 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40           38-9-303 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41           38-9-304 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42           38-9-305 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             44           38-9-102 , (Renumbered from 38-9-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter
             45      381)
             46           38-9-103 , (Renumbered from 38-9-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter
             47      278)
             48           38-9-202 , (Renumbered from 38-9-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter
             49      381)
             50           38-9-203 , (Renumbered from 38-9-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter
             51      381)
             52           38-9-204 , (Renumbered from 38-9-6, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 125)
             53           38-9-205 , (Renumbered from 38-9-7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 125)
             54     
             55      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             56          Section 1. Section 38-9-101 is enacted to read:
             57     
CHAPTER 9. WRONGFUL LIEN ACT


             58     
Part 1. General Provisions

             59          38-9-101. Title.
             60          (1) This chapter is known as the "Wrongful Lien Act."
             61          (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
             62          Section 2. Section 38-9-102 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-1 is renumbered
             63      and amended to read:
             64           [38-9-1].     38-9-102. Definitions.
             65          As used in this chapter:
             66          (1) "Affected person" means:
             67          (a) a person who is a record interest holder of the real property that is the subject of a
             68      recorded nonconsensual common law document; or
             69          (b) the person against whom a recorded nonconsensual common law document
             70      purports to reflect or establish a claim or obligation.
             71          (2) "Document sponsor" means a person who, personally or through a designee, signs
             72      or submits for recording a document that is, or is alleged to be, a nonconsensual common law
             73      document.
             74          [(1)] (3) "Interest holder" means a person who holds or possesses a present, lawful
             75      property interest in certain real property, including an owner, title holder, mortgagee, trustee, or
             76      beneficial owner.
             77          [(2)] (4) "Lien claimant" means a person claiming an interest in real property who
             78      offers a document for recording or filing with any county recorder in the state asserting a lien,
             79      or notice of interest, or other claim of interest in certain real property.
             80          (5) "Nonconsensual common law document" means a document that is submitted to a
             81      county recorder's office for recording against public official property that:
             82          (a) purports to create a lien or encumbrance on or a notice of interest in the real
             83      property;
             84          (b) at the time the document is recorded, is not:
             85          (i) expressly authorized by this chapter or a state or federal statute;


             86          (ii) authorized by or contained in an order or judgment of a court of competent
             87      jurisdiction; or
             88          (iii) signed by or expressly authorized by a document signed by the owner of the real
             89      property; and
             90          (c) is submitted in relation to the public official's status or capacity as a public official.
             91          [(3)] (6) "Owner" means a person who has a vested ownership interest in [certain] real
             92      property.
             93          (7) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, school district, special
             94      improvement or taxing district, local district, special service district, or other governmental
             95      subdivision or public corporation.
             96          (8) "Public official" means:
             97          (a) a current or former:
             98          (i) member of the Legislature;
             99          (ii) member of Congress;
             100          (iii) judge;
             101          (iv) member of law enforcement;
             102          (v) corrections officer;
             103          (vi) active member of the Utah State Bar; or
             104          (vii) member of the Board of Pardons and Parole;
             105          (b) an individual currently or previously appointed or elected to an elected position in:
             106          (i) the executive branch of state or federal government; or
             107          (ii) a political subdivision;
             108          (c) an individual currently or previously appointed to or employed in a position in a
             109      political subdivision, or state or federal government that:
             110          (i) is a policymaking position; or
             111          (ii) involves:
             112          (A) purchasing or contracting decisions;
             113          (B) drafting legislation or making rules;


             114          (C) determining rates or fees; or
             115          (D) making adjudicative decisions; or
             116          (d) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsections (8)(a) through
             117      (c).
             118          (9) "Public official property" means real property that has at least one record interest
             119      holder who is a public official.
             120          [(4)] (10) (a) "Record interest holder" means a person who holds or possesses a
             121      present, lawful property interest in [certain] real property, including an owner, titleholder,
             122      mortgagee, trustee, or beneficial owner, and whose name and interest in that real property
             123      appears in the county recorder's records for the county in which the property is located.
             124          (b) "Record interest holder" includes any grantor in the chain of the title in [certain]
             125      real property.
             126          [(5)] (11) "Record owner" means an owner whose name and ownership interest in
             127      certain real property is recorded or filed in the county recorder's records for the county in which
             128      the property is located.
             129          [(6)] (12) "Wrongful lien" means any document that purports to create a lien, notice of
             130      interest, or encumbrance on an owner's interest in certain real property and at the time it is
             131      recorded is not:
             132          (a) expressly authorized by this chapter or another state or federal statute;
             133          (b) authorized by or contained in an order or judgment of a court of competent
             134      jurisdiction in the state; or
             135          (c) signed by or authorized pursuant to a document signed by the owner of the real
             136      property.
             137          Section 3. Section 38-9-103 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-2 is renumbered
             138      and amended to read:
             139           [38-9-2].     38-9-103. Scope.
             140          [(1) (a) The provisions of Sections 38-9-1 , 38-9-3 , 38-9-4 , and 38-9-6 apply to any
             141      recording or filing or any rejected recording or filing of a lien pursuant to this chapter on or


             142      after May 5, 1997.]
             143          [(b) The provisions of Sections 38-9-1 and 38-9-7 apply to all liens of record regardless
             144      of the date the lien was recorded or filed.]
             145          [(c)] (1) [Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (b), the provisions of this] This
             146      chapter [applicable to the filing of a notice of interest do] does not apply to a notice of interest
             147      filed before May 5, 2008.
             148          (2) [The provisions of this chapter shall] This chapter does not [prevent a person from
             149      filing] apply to a lis pendens recorded in accordance with Section 78B-6-1303 [or] and does
             150      not prevent a person from seeking any other relief permitted by law.
             151          (3) This chapter does not apply to a person entitled to a preconstruction or construction
             152      lien under Section 38-1a-301 who files a lien pursuant to Title 38, Chapter 1a, Preconstruction
             153      and Construction Liens.
             154          Section 4. Section 38-9-201 is enacted to read:
             155     
Part 2. Recording a Wrongful Lien

             156          38-9-201. Title.
             157          This part is known as "Recording a Wrongful Lien."
             158          Section 5. Section 38-9-202 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-3 is renumbered
             159      and amended to read:
             160           [38-9-3].     38-9-202. County recorder may reject wrongful lien within scope of
             161      employment -- Good faith requirement.
             162          (1) (a) A county recorder may [reject recording of] refuse to record a lien if the county
             163      recorder determines that the lien is a wrongful lien [as defined in Section 38-9-1 ].
             164          (b) If the county recorder [rejects a document] refuses to record a lien in accordance
             165      with Subsection (1)(a), the county recorder shall immediately return the original document
             166      together with a notice that the document was rejected pursuant to this section to the person
             167      attempting to record the document or to the address provided on the document.
             168          (2) A county recorder who, within the scope of the county recorder's employment,
             169      rejects or accepts a document for recording in good faith under this section is not liable for


             170      damages.
             171          (3) If a [rejected] document that a county recorder refuses to record under this section
             172      is later found not to be [recordable] a wrongful lien pursuant to a court order, it shall have no
             173      retroactive recording priority.
             174          (4) Nothing in this chapter [shall preclude any] precludes a person from pursuing any
             175      remedy pursuant to Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 65A, Injunctions.
             176          Section 6. Section 38-9-203 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-4 is renumbered
             177      and amended to read:
             178           [38-9-4].     38-9-203. Civil liability for recording wrongful lien -- Damages.
             179          (1) A lien claimant who records or causes a wrongful lien [as defined in Section
             180      38-9-1 ] to be recorded in the office of the county recorder against real property is liable to a
             181      record interest holder for any actual damages proximately caused by the wrongful lien.
             182          (2) If the person in violation of Subsection (1) refuses to release or correct the wrongful
             183      lien within 10 days from the date of written request from a record interest holder of the real
             184      property delivered personally or mailed to the last-known address of the lien claimant, the
             185      person is liable to that record interest holder for $3,000 or for treble actual damages, whichever
             186      is greater, and for reasonable attorney fees and costs.
             187          (3) A person is liable to the record owner of real property for $10,000 or for treble
             188      actual damages, whichever is greater, and for reasonable attorney fees and costs, who records
             189      or causes to be recorded a wrongful lien [as defined in Section 38-9-1 ] in the office of the
             190      county recorder against the real property, knowing or having reason to know that the document:
             191          (a) is a wrongful lien;
             192          (b) is groundless; or
             193          (c) contains a material misstatement or false claim.
             194          Section 7. Section 38-9-204 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-6 is renumbered
             195      and amended to read:
             196           [38-9-6].     38-9-204. Petition to file lien -- Notice to record interest holders --
             197      Summary relief -- Contested petition.


             198          (1) A lien claimant whose document is rejected pursuant to Section [ 38-9-3 ] 38-9-202
             199      may petition the district court [in the county in which the document was rejected] for an
             200      expedited determination that the lien may be recorded [or filed].
             201          (2) [(a) The] A petition [shall be filed with the district court within 10 days of the date
             202      notice is received of the rejection and shall state with specificity the grounds why the document
             203      should lawfully be recorded or filed.] under Subsection (1) shall:
             204          (a) be filed:
             205          (i) with the district court in the county of the county recorder who refused to record the
             206      document; and
             207          (ii) within 10 days after the day on which the person who files the petition receives the
             208      notice under Subsection 38-9-202 (1)(b) of the county recorder's refusal to record the document;
             209          (b) state with specificity the grounds why the document should lawfully be recorded;
             210      and
             211          [(b) The petition shall] (c) be supported by a sworn affidavit of the lien claimant.
             212          [(c)] (3) If the court finds the petition is insufficient, it may dismiss the petition without
             213      a hearing.
             214          [(d)] (4) (a) If the court grants a hearing, the petitioner shall, by certified or registered
             215      mail, serve a copy of the petition, notice of hearing, and a copy of the court's order granting an
             216      expedited hearing on all record interest holders of the property sufficiently in advance of the
             217      hearing to enable any record interest holder to attend the hearing [and service shall be
             218      accomplished by certified or registered mail].
             219          [(e)] (b) Any record interest holder of the property has the right to attend and contest
             220      the petition.
             221          [(3)] (5) (a) [Following a hearing on the matter, if] If, following a hearing, the court
             222      finds that the document may lawfully be recorded, [it] the court shall issue an order directing
             223      the county recorder to accept the document for recording. [If the petition is contested, the court
             224      may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.]
             225          (b) If the petition is contested, the court may award costs and reasonable attorney fees


             226      to the prevailing party.
             227          [(4)] (6) (a) A summary proceeding under this section [is only to determine whether or
             228      not a contested document, on its face, shall be recorded by the county recorder. The
             229      proceeding may not determine the truth of the content of the document nor the property or legal
             230      rights of the parties beyond the necessary determination of whether or not the document shall
             231      be recorded. The court's grant or denial of the petition under this section may not restrict any
             232      other legal remedies of any party, including any right to injunctive relief pursuant to Rules of
             233      Civil Procedure, Rule 65A, Injunctions.]:
             234          (i) may only determine whether a contested document, on its face, shall be recorded by
             235      the county recorder; and
             236          (ii) may not determine the truth of the content of the document or the property or legal
             237      rights of the parties beyond the necessary determination of whether the document shall be
             238      recorded.
             239          (b) A court's grant or denial of a petition under this section may not restrict any other
             240      legal remedies of any party, including any right to injunctive relief pursuant to Rules of Civil
             241      Procedure, Rule 65A, Injunctions.
             242          [(5)] (7) If [the] a petition under this section contains a claim for damages, the
             243      [damage] proceedings related to the claim for damages may not be expedited under this
             244      section.
             245          Section 8. Section 38-9-205 , which is renumbered from Section 38-9-7 is renumbered
             246      and amended to read:
             247           [38-9-7].     38-9-205. Petition to nullify lien -- Notice to lien claimant --
             248      Summary relief -- Finding of wrongful lien -- Wrongful lien is void.
             249          (1) [Any] A record interest holder of real property against which a wrongful lien [as
             250      defined in Section 38-9-1 has been] is recorded may petition the district court in the county in
             251      which the document [was] is recorded for summary relief to nullify the wrongful lien.
             252          (2) The petition described in Subsection (1) shall state with specificity the claim that
             253      the lien is a wrongful lien and shall be supported by a sworn affidavit of the record interest


             254      holder.
             255          (3) (a) If the court finds the petition insufficient, [it] the court may dismiss the petition
             256      without a hearing.
             257          (b) If the court finds the petition is sufficient, the court shall schedule a hearing within
             258      10 days to determine whether the document is a wrongful lien.
             259          (c) The record interest holder shall serve a copy of the petition on the lien claimant and
             260      a copy of a notice of the hearing pursuant to Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4, Process.
             261          (d) The lien claimant is entitled to attend and contest the petition.
             262          (4) A summary proceeding under this section [is only to determine whether or not a
             263      document is a wrongful lien. The proceeding shall not determine any other property or legal
             264      rights of the parties nor restrict other legal remedies of any party.]:
             265          (a) may only determine whether a document is a wrongful lien; and
             266          (b) may not determine any other property or legal rights of the parties or restrict other
             267      legal remedies of any party.
             268          (5) (a) [Following a hearing on the matter, if] If, following a hearing, the court
             269      determines that the recorded document is a wrongful lien, the court shall issue an order
             270      declaring the wrongful lien void ab initio, releasing the property from the lien, and awarding
             271      costs and reasonable [attorney's] attorney fees to the petitioner.
             272          (b) (i) The record interest holder may [record] submit a certified copy of the order
             273      [with] to the county recorder for recording.
             274          (ii) The order shall contain a legal description of the real property.
             275          (c) If the court determines that the claim of lien is valid, the court shall dismiss the
             276      petition and may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the lien claimant. The dismissal
             277      order shall contain a legal description of the real property. The prevailing lien claimant may
             278      record a certified copy of the dismissal order.
             279          (6) If the [district] court determines that the [lien] recorded document is a wrongful
             280      lien [as defined in Section 38-9-1 ], the wrongful lien is void ab initio and provides no notice of
             281      claim or interest.


             282          (7) If [the] a petition under this section contains a claim for damages, the [damage]
             283      proceedings related to the claim for damages may not be expedited under this section.
             284          Section 9. Section 38-9-301 is enacted to read:
             285     
Part 3. Recording a Nonconsensual Common Law Document

             286          38-9-301. Title.
             287          This part is known as "Recording a Nonconsensual Common Law Document."
             288          Section 10. Section 38-9-302 is enacted to read:
             289          38-9-302. Recording a nonconsensual common law document -- Procedure.
             290          (1) For a nonconsensual common law document recorded on or after May 13, 2014,
             291      within five business days after the day on which an individual submits a nonconsensual
             292      common law document to a county recorder for recording, the individual shall cause the sheriff
             293      to serve written notice of the recording of the nonconsensual common law document upon each
             294      affected person.
             295          (2) A written notice described in Subsection (1) shall include:
             296          (a) the name, address, and telephone number of the document sponsor;
             297          (b) the date the nonconsensual common law document was recorded; and
             298          (c) a copy of the nonconsensual common law document.
             299          (3) (a) No later than three business days after the day on which the sheriff serves the
             300      written notice described in Subsection (1), the sheriff shall submit proof of service to the
             301      county recorder for recording.
             302          (b) The county recorder may not charge a fee for recording a proof of service under
             303      Subsection (3)(a).
             304          Section 11. Section 38-9-303 is enacted to read:
             305          38-9-303. Enforcement proceeding required.
             306          (1) For a nonconsensual common law document recorded on or after May 13, 2014,
             307      within 10 business days after the day on which a document sponsor submits a nonconsensual
             308      common law document to the county recorder for recording, the document sponsor shall file a
             309      complaint in district court in the county of the county recorder where the nonconsensual


             310      common law document was recorded for a proceeding to obtain an order that the
             311      nonconsensual common law document is valid and enforceable.
             312          (2) A complaint to initiate a judicial proceeding described in Subsection (1) shall:
             313          (a) state with specificity the grounds that make the nonconsensual common law
             314      document valid and enforceable;
             315          (b) be supported by the document sponsor's sworn affidavit; and
             316          (c) name each affected person as an opposing party.
             317          (3) If the court finds that a complaint filed under Subsection (1) does not meet the
             318      requirements described in Subsection (2), the court may dismiss the complaint without a
             319      hearing.
             320          (4) If a complaint filed under Subsection (1) meets the requirements described in
             321      Subsection (2), the court:
             322          (a) shall hold a hearing;
             323          (b) following the hearing, shall issue an order that:
             324          (i) states whether the nonconsensual common law document is valid and enforceable;
             325      and
             326          (ii) includes a legal description of the real property that is the subject of the complaint;
             327      and
             328          (c) may award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.
             329          (5) Within three business days after the day on which the court issues a final order in a
             330      proceeding under this section, the prevailing party shall submit a copy of the court's final order
             331      to the county recorder for recording.
             332          (6) A nonconsensual common law document is presumed invalid and unenforceable.
             333          (7) A person's lack of belief in the jurisdiction or authority of the state or of the
             334      government of the United States is not a defense to liability under this section.
             335          (8) A court's order in a proceeding under this section does not restrict any other legal
             336      remedies available to any party, including any right to injunctive relief under Rules of Civil
             337      Procedure, Rule 65A, Injunctions.


             338          Section 12. Section 38-9-304 is enacted to read:
             339          38-9-304. Civil liability -- Damages.
             340          (1) If, under Section 38-9-303 , a court finds that a recorded nonconsensual common
             341      law document is unenforceable, the document sponsor of the nonconsensual common law
             342      document is liable to each affected person for any actual damages proximately caused by
             343      recording the nonconsensual common law document, costs, and reasonable attorney fees.
             344          (2) A person who is liable under Subsection (1) for a nonconsensual common law
             345      document is jointly and severally liable with each other person who is liable for the
             346      nonconsensual common law document.
             347          Section 13. Section 38-9-305 is enacted to read:
             348          38-9-305. Failure to comply -- Nonconsensual common law document void.
             349          A recorded nonconsensual common law document that is recorded on or after May 13,
             350      2014, is void and has no legal effect if the document sponsor does not:
             351          (1) comply with the notice requirements described in Section 38-9-302 ;
             352          (2) comply with the judicial enforcement requirements described in Section 38-9-303 ;
             353      and
             354          (3) prevail in a judicial enforcement proceeding under Section 38-9-303 .
             355          Section 14. Section 38-9a-102 is amended to read:
             356           38-9a-102. Definitions.
             357          As used in this chapter, "wrongful lien" refers to a lien made in violation of Section
             358      76-6-503.5 , and includes [an instrument or document as defined in Section 38-9-1 .]:
             359          (1) a wrongful lien as defined in Section 38-9-102; and
             360          (2) a nonconsensual common law document as defined in Section 38-9-102 .
             361          Section 15. Section 76-6-503.5 is amended to read:
             362           76-6-503.5. Wrongful liens and fraudulent handling of recordable writings --
             363      Penalties.
             364          (1) "Lien" means:
             365          (a) an instrument or document filed pursuant to Section 70A-9a-516 ;


             366          (b) a nonconsensual common law document as defined in Section 38-9-102 ;
             367          [(b)] (c) [an instrument or document described in Subsection 38-9-1 (6); and] a
             368      wrongful lien as defined in Section 38-9-102 ; or
             369          [(c)] (d) any instrument or document that creates or purports to create a lien or
             370      encumbrance on an owner's interest in real or personal property or a claim on another's assets.
             371          (2) A person is guilty of the crime of wrongful lien if that person knowingly makes,
             372      utters, records, or files a lien:
             373          (a) having no objectively reasonable basis to believe he has a present and lawful
             374      property interest in the property or a claim on the assets; or
             375          (b) if the person files the lien in violation of a civil wrongful lien injunction pursuant to
             376      Title 38, Chapter 9a, Wrongful Lien Injunctions.
             377          (3) A violation of this section is a third degree felony unless the person has been
             378      previously convicted of an offense under this section, in which case the violation is a second
             379      degree felony.
             380          (4) (a) Any person who with intent to deceive or injure anyone falsifies, destroys,
             381      removes, records, or conceals any will, deed, mortgage, security instrument, lien, or other
             382      writing for which the law provides public recording is guilty of fraudulent handling of
             383      recordable writings.
             384          (b) A violation of Subsection (4)(a) is a third degree felony unless the person has been
             385      previously convicted of an offense under this section, in which case the violation is a second
             386      degree felony.
             387          (5) This section does not prohibit prosecution for any act in violation of Section
             388      76-8-414 or for any offense greater than an offense under this section.
             389          Section 16. Section 78B-5-201 is amended to read:
             390           78B-5-201. Definitions -- Judgment recorded in Registry of Judgments.
             391          (1) For purposes of this part, "Registry of Judgments" means the index where a
             392      judgment is filed and searchable by the name of the judgment debtor through electronic means
             393      or by tangible document.


             394          (2) On or after July 1, 1997, a judgment entered in a district court does not create a lien
             395      upon or affect the title to real property unless the judgment is filed in the Registry of Judgments
             396      of the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the property is located.
             397          (3) (a) On or after July 1, 2002, except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a judgment
             398      entered in a district court does not create a lien upon or affect the title to real property unless
             399      the judgment or an abstract of judgment is recorded in the office of the county recorder in
             400      which the real property of the judgment debtor is located.
             401          (b) State agencies are exempt from the recording requirement of Subsection (3)(a).
             402          (4) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3)(a), any judgment that is
             403      filed in the Registry of Judgments on or after September 1, 1998, or any judgment or abstract
             404      of judgment that is recorded in the office of a county recorder after July 1, 2002, shall include:
             405          (a) the information identifying the judgment debtor on the judgment or abstract of
             406      judgment; or
             407          (b) a copy of the separate information statement of the judgment creditor that contains:
             408          (i) the correct name and last-known address of each judgment debtor and the address at
             409      which each judgment debtor received service of process;
             410          (ii) the name and address of the judgment creditor;
             411          (iii) the amount of the judgment as filed in the Registry of Judgments;
             412          (iv) if known, the judgment debtor's Social Security number, date of birth, and driver's
             413      license number if a natural person; and
             414          (v) whether or not a stay of enforcement has been ordered by the court and the date the
             415      stay expires.
             416          (5) For the information required in Subsection (4), the judgment creditor shall:
             417          (a) provide the information on the separate information statement if known or available
             418      to the judgment creditor from its records, its attorney's records, or the court records in the
             419      action in which the judgement was entered; or
             420          (b) state on the separate information statement that the information is unknown or
             421      unavailable.


             422          (6) (a) Any judgment that requires payment of money and is entered in a district court
             423      on or after September 1, 1998, or any judgment or abstract of judgment recorded in the office
             424      of a county recorder after July 1, 2002, that does not include the debtor identifying information
             425      as required in Subsection (4) is not a lien until a separate information statement of the
             426      judgment creditor is recorded in the office of a county recorder in compliance with Subsections
             427      (4) and (5).
             428          (b) The separate information statement of the judgment creditor referred to in
             429      Subsection (6)(a) shall include:
             430          (i) the name of any judgment creditor, debtor, assignor, or assignee;
             431          (ii) the date on which the judgment was recorded in the office of the county recorder as
             432      described in Subsection (4); and
             433          (iii) the county recorder's entry number and book and page of the recorded judgment.
             434          (7) A judgment that requires payment of money recorded on or after September 1,
             435      1998, but prior to July 1, 2002, has as its priority the date of entry, except as to parties with
             436      actual or constructive knowledge of the judgment.
             437          (8) A judgment or notice of judgment wrongfully filed against real property is subject
             438      to Title 38, Chapter 9, Wrongful [Liens and Wrongful Judgment Liens] Lien Act.
             439          (9) (a) To release, assign, renew, or extend a lien created by a judgment recorded in the
             440      office of a county recorder, a person shall, in the office of the county recorder of each county in
             441      which an instrument creating the lien is recorded, record a document releasing, assigning,
             442      renewing, or extending the lien.
             443          (b) The document described in Subsection (9)(a) shall include:
             444          (i) the date of the release, assignment, renewal, or extension;
             445          (ii) the name of any judgment creditor, debtor, assignor, or assignee; and
             446          (iii) for the county in which the document is recorded in accordance with Subsection
             447      (9)(a):
             448          (A) the date on which the instrument creating the lien was recorded in that county's
             449      office of the county recorder; and


             450          (B) in accordance with Section 57-3-106 , that county recorder's entry number and book
             451      and page of the recorded instrument creating the judgment lien.
             452          Section 17. Section 78B-5-408 is amended to read:
             453           78B-5-408. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims -- Time of money
             454      conversion -- Form of judgment.
             455          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a judgment or arbitration award on a
             456      foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim.
             457          (2) The judgment or award is payable in that foreign money or at the option of the
             458      debtor in the amount of United States dollars which will purchase that foreign money on the
             459      conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.
             460          (3) Assessed costs must be entered in United States dollars.
             461          (4) Each payment in United States dollars must be accepted and credited on the
             462      judgment or award in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by the dollars at
             463      a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date for
             464      that payment.
             465          (5) Judgments or awards made in an action on both:
             466          (a) a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim; and
             467          (b) the adverse party's claim, must be netted by converting the money of the smaller
             468      into the money of the larger, and by subtracting the smaller from the larger, and must specify
             469      the rates of exchange used.
             470          (6) A judgment substantially in the following form complies with Subsection (1):
             471          IT IS ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Defendant (insert name) pay to Plaintiff
             472      (insert name) the sum of (insert amount in the foreign money) plus interest on that sum at the
             473      rate of (insert rate - see Section 78B-5-410 ) percent a year or, at the option of the judgment
             474      debtor, the number of United States dollars as will purchase the (insert name of foreign money)
             475      with interest due, at a bank-offered spot rate at or near the close of business on the banking day
             476      next before the day of payment, together with assessed costs of (insert amount) United States
             477      dollars.


             478          (7) If a contract claim is of the type covered by Subsection 78B-5-406 (1) or (2), the
             479      judgment or award shall be entered for the amount of the money stated to measure the
             480      obligation to be paid in the money specified for payment or, at the option of the debtor, the
             481      number of United States dollars as will purchase the computed amount of the money of
             482      payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.
             483          (8) A judgment shall be filed in the judgment docket and indexed in foreign money in
             484      the same manner, and shall have the same effect as a lien as other judgments. It may be
             485      discharged by payment.
             486          (9) A person shall record a judgment lien, or assignment, release, renewal, or extension
             487      of a judgment lien, in the county recorder's office in accordance with [Sections 17-21-10 ,
             488      38-9-1 , 78B-5-201 , and 78B-5-202 .] the following provisions, as applicable:
             489          (a) Sections 17-21-10 , 78B-5-201 , and 78B-5-202 ; and
             490          (b) Title 38, Chapter 9, Wrongful Lien Act.


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