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IN SB0423
Bill
Status
1/10/2018
Primary Sponsor
Vaneta Becker
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AI Summary
SB 423 Summary
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Requires mechanic's lien notices filed after June 30, 2018 to include verifiable documentation of labor performed or materials/machinery furnished, with required information including the worker's name, address, telephone number, property address, itemized description of work, dates of work, and amount charged.
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Documentation may be provided as a work order, purchase order, lease, contract, billing statement, sales receipt, or other proof of labor or materials furnished.
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Establishes that knowingly or intentionally filing multiple mechanic's lien notices against the same property or property owner primarily for harassment or intimidation is a deceptive act subject to remedies and penalties under the Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
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Establishes that submitting false, misleading, or forged documentation in connection with mechanic's lien filings is a deceptive act subject to remedies and penalties under the Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Mechanic's liens. Amends the statute concerning mechanic's liens to provide that a statement and notice of intention to hold a lien filed after June 30, 2018, must include verifiable documentation of the performance of labor, or the furnishing of materials or machinery, on which the statement and notice of intention to hold a lien is based. Sets forth: (1) the information that the documentation must include; and (2) the forms that the documentation may take. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) files, or threatens to file, one or more notices of an intention to hold a mechanic's
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
1/10/2018