Title 29 — Title 29 — Liens

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Short title. W.S. 29-1-103 through 29-10-106 shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Wyoming Statutory Lien Act".

Other lien statutes and legal processes not affected by this act. (a) Unless other statutes relating to liens specifically provide that the procedures specified in chapter 1, 2, 9 or 10 of this act apply, this act is supplemental to and does not supersede any other lien statutes …

When so perfected, the lien may be enforced in the same manner as provided in W.S. 29-4-101 and 29-4-102 and is subject to the limitation in W.S. 29-2-109. (e) If litigation is necessary to enforce the lien, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and cos…

(a) Definitions; agency relationships presumed. Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act: (i) "Contractor" means: (A) A person employed by and contracting with an owner to improve an owner's property including: (I) An architect; (II) A professional engineer; and (III) A …

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Notice of satisfaction to be filed. (a) Whenever any debt which is secured by a lien pursuant to this act is paid and satisfied, the lien claimant shall file notice of satisfaction of the lien in the office of the county clerk of any county in which the lien is filed and the lien…

satisfaction. Liability for failure to file a notice of In addition to any actual damages, any lien claimant refusing or neglecting to file the notice of satisfaction as provided in W.S. 29-1-313 within thirty (30) days after payment, and after having received by certified or reg…

Jurisdiction of circuit and district court; Rules of Civil Procedure applicable in foreclosure action; attorney fees. (a) All actions to foreclose a lien perfected under this act are quasi in rem proceedings and shall be commenced by filing a complaint in either the district cour…

Priority of liens. (a) Except as provided in this section, the liens provided by this act shall be on an equal footing without reference to the date of the filing of the lien statement. (b) Any lien perfected in compliance with this act attaches to the real property, fixtures, ma…

Work or materials furnished considered done under same contract; exceptions. All work performed or materials furnished by a lien claimant shall be considered as having been done under the same contract unless more than one hundred eighty (180) days elapse from the date of the per…

Notice of foreclosure to prior perfected lienholders; effect of failure to notify. The holder of any prior perfected lien upon the real property is entitled to notice in suits to foreclose the lien. A foreclosure proceeding shall not be rendered invalid by failure to give the not…

Remedies not exclusive. The remedies provided by this act are not exclusive.

Filing and recording fees. The county clerk shall be paid the same fees as provided by W.S. 18-3-402 for recording all papers under this act.

Consent to jurisdiction and venue. By contracting to perform work or furnish materials on a project located in Wyoming, each contractor, subcontractor and materialman who asserts a lien submits to the laws of Wyoming and the jurisdiction of the district and circuit courts in the …

Substitute security to satisfy lien; filing and effect thereof; action upon security. (a) Any lien created pursuant to this act filed against any real or personal property is satisfied if the owner of the property, contractor or subcontractor has deposited with the court having j…

False or frivolous liens; damages; penalties. (a) Any claim of lien against a federal, state or local official or employee based on the performance or nonperformance of that official's or employee's duties shall be invalid unless accompanied by a specific order from a court of co…

Persons entitled to liens; extent of lien on realty; exceptions. (a) Every contractor, subcontractor or materialman performing any work on or furnishing any materials for any building or any improvement upon real property shall have for his work done or plans or materials furnish…

Extent of perfected lien. Any lien properly perfected shall extend to the entire interest of the owner.

improvements. Right of judicial sale and removal of Any lien claimant enforcing the lien may have the building, improvements and real property sold under execution. However, if any party establishes that the real property, after removal of the improvement, would be in the same or…

improvements. Lien upon leaseholds; foreclosure; removal of (a) Every building or improvement or any material furnished for use upon any leased property shall subject the leasehold interest to the lien provided by this chapter. (b) A lien claimant may: (i) Proceed to foreclose a …

Lien for improvements placed by tenant authorized by landlord. (a) Notwithstanding the definition of "owner", if a tenant places any improvements either within or on the outside of any building or on the real property on which the building stands, the person doing any work or fur…

When statement lien to be filed; rights of subcontractor not abridged by contract between owner and contractor; agreement to extend filing period. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any contractor asserting a lien under this chapter shall file his lien stat…

Notice of intention to file lien. (a) Before filing a lien pursuant to this chapter a lien claimant shall send written notice to the record owner or his agent of any claim against real property, a building or an improvement stating the amount of any claim and from whom it is due.…

Duty of contractor to defend action; liability of contractor to owner. The contractor shall, at his own expense, defend any action brought by his employee, subcontractors hired by the contractor, their employees or by any suppliers of materials provided under contract in accordan…

Limitation of actions; duration of liens. All actions to foreclose or enforce a lien under this chapter shall be commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after the filing of the lien statement. No lien shall continue to exist except by virtue of the provisions of this chapt…

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 92, § 3.

Preliminary notices. (a) With respect to perfecting the right to file a construction lien under this chapter, the following preliminary notice requirements shall apply: (i) The contractor, subcontractor and materialman shall send written notice to the record owner or his agent, o…

Identity of record owner or his agent provided. The contractor shall provide to subcontractors and materialmen at the time of contracting with them the name and address of the record owner and his agent, if applicable, and legal description of the site of the project on which wor…

(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: (i) "Drilling" means open pit work, field processing, gasification, digging, shooting, torpedoing, perforating, fracturing, testing, logging, acidizing, cementing, completing or repairing; (ii) "Material" means casing, tanks, pipelines, f…

Nonimpairment of lien attached to estate less than fee or to equitable or legal contingent interest. (a) If a lien as provided by this chapter attaches to an estate less than the fee, forfeiture of the estate shall not impair any lien which attaches prior to forfeiture as to mate…

Extent of liens; generally. (a) Every person who works upon or furnishes material, whether incorporated into the real property or not, under contract with the owner of any interest in real estate or with an agent, trustee or receiver of an owner has a lien to secure payment for: …

Extent of liens; persons furnishing material or work under contract. Any person, who furnishes or rents any materials or provides any work under contract with any contractor or subcontractor shall have a lien on all the property on which the lien of the contractor may attach to t…

Extent of liens; on oil, or proceeds thereof; notice to purchaser required; effect of notice; purchaser to withhold payments. (a) The lien provided by this chapter covers: (i) All the production of oil, gas and ore and minerals in solid form attributable to the interest subject t…

The lien shall continue until the case is finally determined. (b) If any person removes any property subject to a lien to a county other than the one in which the lien is filed, the lien claimant may within thirty (30) days thereafter file with the county clerk of the county to w…

Property not to be sold or removed after perfected lien attaches without lienholder's consent; lienholder's rights upon violation. (a) Property subject to a perfected lien shall not be sold or removed from the premises where it is located without the written consent of the holder…

penalty. Fraudulent violation of section 29-3-107; If any person removes any property covered by the lien created by this chapter from its location when the lien is filed and recorded without the written consent of the holder of the lien and with intent to defraud the lienholder,…

Limitation of actions and duration of liens; procedure when property subject to lien removed to another county. (a) Every person holding a lien created by this chapter may proceed to obtain a judgment for the amount claimed by civil action commenced on the account within one hund…