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Senate amends lien notice rules, cutting claim-filing window to 180 days
Summary
Senator Jenkins successfully moved amendments to House Bill 32 on Feb. 3, 2004, shortening the statutory window for filing a notice of claim on a lien from 12 months to 180 days and requiring notices to indicate the claim amount; amendments were adopted on the floor and the bill advanced to third reading.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate on Feb. 3 amended House Bill 32 to shorten the statutory filing period for a preliminary notice of claim on a construction lien and to clarify related definitions.
Senator Jenkins, sponsor for the floor amendment, told colleagues the changes modify timing requirements and require a claim amount be included on the notice. "It changes it from 12 months to a hundred and 80 days, so it cuts it in half," Jenkins told the chamber while explaining the amendment aimed at accelerating…
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