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§ 18-44-201. Construction

The provisions of this section and §§ 18-44-202 — 18-44-210 shall not be construed to deprive or abridge materialmen, artisans, laborers, or mechanics of any rights and remedies given them by law, and the provisions of this section and §§ 18-44-202 — 18-44-210 shall be cumulative of the lien laws of this state.

§ 18-44-202. Right to lien in general — Extent

(a) Any person, corporation, firm, association, partnership, material man, artisan, laborer, or mechanic who when under contract, express or implied, made with the owner or lessee of any land, mine, or quarry, or the owner of any gas, oil, or mineral leasehold interest in land, or the owner of any gas pipeline or oil pipeline, […]

§ 18-44-203. Furnishing materials or labor to contractors or subcontractors

Any person, corporation, firm, association, partnership, or materialman who furnishes machinery, material, or supplies to a contractor or subcontractor or any person who performs labor under a subcontractor with a contractor, or who as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of a contractor or subcontractor performs any labor, shall have a lien on […]

§ 18-44-204. Labor or materials furnished refinery or gasoline extraction plants

(a) The lien created by this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-203 and 18-44-205 — 18-44-210 shall apply in favor of any person, corporation, firm, association, or partnership who shall furnish any material, machinery, or supplies or perform any labor in the erection, operation, or repair of any refinery or gasoline extraction plant. (b) The […]

§ 18-44-205. Improvements on leased land

The provisions of § 18-44-103 shall not apply to liens created by this subchapter, and in foreclosures under this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-204 and 18-44-206 — 18-44-210, all the right, title, and interest of the leaseholder shall be subjected to the lien created by it.

§ 18-44-206. Priority generally

(a) (1) The lien given in this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-205 and 18-44-207 — 18-44-210 against the land or leasehold interest in the land, on the oil pipeline or gas pipeline, including the right-of-way, on any lease for oil and gas purposes, including the buildings and appurtenances on the land, on the materials […]

§ 18-44-207. Lien of common laborer superior

(a) As between the various liens provided by §§ 18-44-202 — 18-44-204, that given common laborers shall be superior to all other liens perfected under this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-206 and 18-44-208 — 18-44-210. (b) The term “common laborer” shall mean not only persons actually performing manual labor in the drilling, operating, completing, […]

§ 18-44-208. Proceedings for establishment and enforcement

(a) Except as expressly provided in this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-207 and 18-44-209 — 18-44-210, the lien created under the provisions of these sections shall be construed, established, preserved, and enforced in like manner and in the same time as liens of mechanics are construed, established, preserved, and enforced. (b) (1) When the […]

§ 18-44-209. Sale or removal of property subject to lien

(a) When the lien provided for in this section and §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-208 and 18-44-210 shall have attached to the property covered thereby, neither the owner of the land nor the owner of the oil, gas, or mineral leasehold interest therein, the owner of any gas pipeline or oil pipeline, the contractor, the subcontractor, […]

§ 18-44-210. Limitation of liability

Nothing in §§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-209 shall be construed to fix a greater liability against the owner of the land or leasehold interest in the land than the price or sum stipulated to be paid in the contract under which the material is furnished or labor performed.

§ 18-44-211. Lien on output and equipment of oil or gas well

(a) (1) Any person working in or about the drilling or operation of any oil or gas well or any well being drilled for oil or gas in this state shall have a lien upon the output and production of the oil or gas well for the amount due for his or her work. (2) […]