Oklahoma § 42-98 - Filing of statement of lien with county clerk - Innocent

§ 42-98. Filing of statement of lien with county clerk - Innocent

purchasers.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any person

entitled to a lien pursuant to this chapter shall within one hundred

twenty (120) days after last furnishing of labor, money, material or

supplies for the production of, altering or repairing of said

personal property, file in the office of the county clerk of the

county in which the property is situated a statement in writing

verified by oath, showing the amount of labor, money, material or

supplies furnished for the producing of, altering or repairing of

said personal property, the name of the person for, and by whom

labor, money, material or supplies, was furnished.

2. If the person entitled to such lien does not file such

statement within the time required by this chapter, such person

shall be deemed to have waived his rights thereto.

3. The lien provided for in this chapter shall not attach to

any personal property after it has been purchased by an innocent

purchaser for value, and has passed into his possession unless the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 42. Liens

lien shall have been filed with the county clerk of the county

before the property was purchased by such purchaser, or he shall

have received written notice, from the party entitled to the lien,

of his intention to file the same.

B. Immediately upon the receipt of such statement, the county

clerk shall enter a record of the same in a book kept for that

purpose, to be called the Personal Property Lien Journal, which

shall be ruled off into separate columns, with headings as follows:

"When filed", "Name of owner", "Name of claimant", "Amount claimed",

and "Remarks", and the clerk shall make the proper entry in each

column.

Added by Laws 1917, c. 187, p. 351, § 2. Amended by Laws 1992, c.

309, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 2003, c. 409, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2003.