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§42-131. Lien provided for work.

Blacksmiths, wheelwrights and horseshoers who perform work and labor for any person, if unpaid for same, shall have an absolute lien, subject to all prior liens, on the product of their labor and upon all wagons, carriages, automobiles, implements and other articles repaired, or horses, or other animals shod by them, for all sums of […]

§42-132. Procedure to perfect lien.

Any person having a lien under this act and desiring to avail himself of its provisions shall, within sixty (60) days after such work or labor is done or performed, or materials furnished, file with the county clerk of the county in which the debtor resides, a just and true account of the demand due, […]

§42-14. Holder of lien not entitled to compensation.

One who holds property by virtue of a lien thereon, is not entitled to compensation from the owner thereof for any trouble or expense which he incurs respecting it, except to the same extent as a borrower, under Sections 1018 and 1019. R.L. 1910, § 3835.

§42-141.1. Transfer of records, funds, and powers and duties to county clerk.

On the effective date of this act, the records, funds and powers and duties relating to the filing of mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens in the office of the court clerk in each county of this state shall be transferred to the office of the county clerk. The county clerk shall thereafter exercise all such powers […]

§42-142. Statement to be filed.

Any person claiming a lien as aforesaid shall file in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the land is situated a statement setting forth the amount claimed and the items thereof as nearly as practicable, the names of the owner, the contractor, the claimant, and a legal description of the […]

§42-142.4. Fraudulent statement – Felony.

Any original contractor who falsifies any statement regarding liens on labor or material to any owner of a dwelling, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony. Added by Laws 1980, c. 359, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 458, eff. July 1, 1999. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st […]

§42-142.6. Pre-lien notice – Requirements – Affidavit – Penalties.

A. For the purposes of this section: 1. “Claimant” means a person, other than an original contractor, that is entitled or may be entitled to a lien pursuant to Section 141 of this title; and 2. “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other entity. B. 1. Prior to the filing of a […]

§42-143. Lien by or through subcontractor.

Any person who shall furnish any such material or lease or rent equipment used on said land or perform such labor as a subcontractor, or as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of the contractor, may obtain a lien upon such land, or improvements, or both, from the same time, in the same […]

§42-143.1. Notice – Filing of lien statement – Fees.

A. Within five (5) business days after the date of the filing of the lien statement provided for in Sections 142 and 143 of this title, a notice of the lien shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of the property on which the lien attaches. The claimant shall furnish […]

§42-143.3. Leased or rented equipment – Exemption from act.

The provisions of this act as relating to leased or rented equipment shall not apply to real property qualified for homestead exemption or real property used for agricultural purposes or real property used for the production of or growing of agricultural products. Laws 1980, c. 216, § 5, emerg. eff. May 30, 1980; Laws 1984, […]

§42-144. Oil and gas well liens.

Any person, corporation, or copartnership who shall, under contract, expressed or implied, with the owner of any leasehold for oil and gas purposes, or the owner of any gas pipeline or oil pipeline, or with the trustee or agent of such owner, perform labor or services, including written contracts for the services of a geologist […]

§42-144.2. Trust funds for payment of lienable claims.

A. Except as provided by subsection D of this section, the amount payable under any oil and gas well drilling contract, reworking contract, operating agreement, or monies payable as a condition of participation in the drilling of an oil and gas well under the terms of a pooling order issued by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission […]

§42-145. Oil and gas well lien by or through subcontractor.

Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall furnish such machinery or supplies to a subcontractor under a contractor, or any person who shall perform such labor under a subcontract with a contractor, or who, as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of such contractor, shall perform any such labor, may obtain a lien […]

§42-146. Enforcement of lien on oil and gas wells.

The liens created by Sections 144 and 145 of this title shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of Sections 171 through 178 of this title. Notice of the lien shall be given and the materialman’s statement or the lien of any laborer shall be filed, in the same manner as is provided for in […]

§42-147.1. Discharge of lien.

Any property owner or other interested party, including but not limited to mortgagees, contractors, subcontractors and others against whom a lien claim is filed under the provisions of the law relating to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, may at any time discharge the lien by depositing with the county clerk in whose office the lien claim […]

§42-148. Lien on mining property for work thereon.

All miners and other employees engaged in the work of developing and opening up coal mines, sinking of shafts, or construction of slopes or drifts, the driving of entries, mining in coal, and every mechanic, builder, artisan, workman, laborer or other person who performs any work or labor in and about such mines, shall have […]

§42-149. Suit within one year.

The lien provided for in the preceding section shall not be effective unless suit shall be brought within one (1) year after it accrued. Laws 1925, c. 108, p. 156, § 2.