Title 29, Title 29 — Liens

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 …

Definitions; agency relationships presumed. (a) 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 …

Lien statement to be filed; contents; notice; fee. (a) In order to have a perfected lien pursuant to this act, a lien claimant shall file with the county clerk a lien statement verifying the accuracy of the lien and the allegations set forth in the lien statement, sworn to and ac…

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…

Liability for failure to file a notice of satisfaction. 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.

Right of judicial sale and removal of improvements. 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…

Lien upon leaseholds; foreclosure; removal of improvements. (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…

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…

Definitions. (a) 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…

Fraudulent violation of section 29-3-107; penalty. 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…

Limitation upon owner's liability and rights. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to fix a greater liability against the owner of the land or leasehold (or pooled or unitized lands, leases or interests, as the case may be) than the price or sum stipulated by the owner to b…

Claim against contractor submitted to owner; reduction of subsequent payments to contractor by owner; duty of owner to notify contractor and of contractor to dispute or adjust claim. (a) Every person performing any work or furnishing any material, as specified in this chapter, un…

Persons entitled to lien; extent thereof. (a) Any person who performs any work or furnishes any materials for the construction or improvement of any ditch, canal or reservoir under contract with the owner or his contractor or subcontractor, on complying with W.S. 29-2-101 through…

Filing of lien statement; enforcement. Any person entitled may file a lien statement as provided by W.S. 29-1-103 through 29-1-314 and 29-2-101 through 29-2-113 and may enforce his lien in the same manner.

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Crops" means any agricultural products grown or processed in this state; (ii) "Elevators" means facilities leasing space for storage of crops; (iii) "Harvesting" means cubing, baling, threshing, combining, swathing, chopping, digging…

Persons entitled to lien; extent thereof. All persons owning or operating harvesting machines are entitled to a lien on the crops harvested by them for the work performed in harvesting the crops.

Lien statement to be filed; contents; mistake in description not fatal; notice to purchaser or owner. (a) Every person proceeding under this chapter shall file a lien statement sworn before a notarial officer setting forth the amount claimed to be due him with the county clerk of…

Priority of lien. The lien for work performed as specified in W.S. 29-5-102 has precedence over any mortgage or encumbrance except those created by W.S. 29-8-102 relating to liens for the production of farm products under contracts executed, entered into, renewed or substantively…

Limitation of actions; duration of lien. Actions for the foreclosure of the lien provided by this chapter shall be commenced within sixty (60) days from the filing of the lien statement. No lien continues to exist by virtue of this chapter for more than sixty (60) days after the …

Removal of encumbered property without lienholder's consent; penalty. If any person removes any property covered by the lien created by this chapter from the place where the property is located when the lien statement is filed without the written consent of the holder of the lien…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act".

Application and construction of provisions. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

Applicability. This act applies only to federal tax liens and to other federal liens, notices of which under any act of congress or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto are required or permitted to be filed in the same manner as notices of federal tax liens.

Federal liens; place of filing. (a) Notices of liens, certificates and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens shall be filed in accordance with this act. (b) Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificate…

Certification of notices and certificates. Certification of notices of liens, certificates or other notices affecting federal liens by the secretary of the treasury of the United States or his delegate, or by any official or entity of the United States responsible for filing or c…