Ohio § 1311.56
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 1311.56, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1311.56.
(A) The agricultural producer or handler may perfect the producer's or handler's lien
by recording, in the office of the county recorder in the county where the agricultural
product was delivered to the agricultural product handler, an affidavit that includes
the date of delivery, or first delivery if there was a series of deliveries under
the contract, the name of the agricultural product handler to whom the agricultural
product was delivered, and the amount owed the lien claimant by the handler. If there was no agreed price at the time of delivery or first delivery, the lien
claimant shall include in the affidavit the pricing method which the lien claimant
and handler agreed to utilize in their contract to determine the amount owed the lien
claimant. In such cases, and for informational purposes only, the lien claimant shall include
in the affidavit an estimate of the amount owed the lien claimant by the handler,
based upon current market conditions. The estimate is not binding upon the lien claimant. (B) The affidavit may be verified before any person authorized to administer oaths, including
an attorney for the agricultural product handler, lien claimant, or an interested
other party. (C) The affidavit may be in the following form: “AFFIDAVIT FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LIEN State of Ohio, County of _____, ss: A.B. __________ of __________, whose address is __________ being first duly sworn, says that such claimant delivered certain agricultural products
under a contract with C.D., __________, and agricultural product handler, whose address is __________. The agricultural product was first delivered on the _____ day of __________, _____ and there is justly and truly due claimant therefor from the said C.D., over and
above all legal setoffs, the sum of _____ dollars, (or estimated sum of _____ dollars based upon current market conditions,) for which amount claimant claims a
lien on the agricultural product and the proceeds of the sale of the agricultural
product. A.B. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this _____ day of __________, _____. ____________________ ____________________” (D) The lien claimant shall remit to the county recorder the standard fee at the time
the affidavit is recorded as determined under section 317.32 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 1311.56
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