Farm machinery owner’s lien--Perfection--Oath--Filing--Deadline--Copy

Any person entitled to a lien under § 38-17-14 shall perfect the lien as provided in chapter 57A-9 . Any financing statement filed to perfect the lien must contain or have attached to it the following information: (1) The name and address of the owner or operator claiming the lien; (2) The name and address of the person for whom a service specified in § 38-17-14 was performed; (3) The amount due for the service of threshing, combining, shelling, husking, shredding, cutting, hulling, baling, mowing, grinding, raking, pulverizing, or other processing; (4) The amount of grain, seed, hay, silage, or other agricultural product covered by the lien; (5) The place where the grain, seed, hay, silage, or other agricultural product is located; and (6) The date on which the service was performed. After making oath to the correctness of the statement, the person shall file the statement electronically with the secretary of state. The filing serves as notice to all purchasers and encumbrancers subsequent to the date of the filing. To perfect the lien, the financing statement must be filed within thirty days of the date the threshing or other processing was finished. At the time the lien is filed, the lienholder shall provide a copy to the person for whom the work was done. Source: SL 1889, ch 88 , §§ 3, 4; RCCivP 1903, §§ 739, 740; RC 1919, §§ 1685, 1686; SL 1921, ch 281 , § 3; SL 1931, ch 175 , § 3; SL 1933, ch 130 ; SDC 1939, § 39.1302; SL 2018, ch 241 , § 14; SL 2025, ch 166 , § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2027. Effective July 1, 2026