(1) The lien statement referred to in KRS § 376.440 shall be construed to mean a statement in writing in which is stated the amount due the claimant, with all just credits and setoffs known to him, together with a description of the property intended to be covered by the lien sufficiently accurate to identify it and the name of the owner. This statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the person claiming the lien or by someone in his behalf.
(2) The county clerk shall endorse upon each statement the date of its filing, and shall make an abstract of the statement in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, properly endorsed and indexed, containing the date of filing, the name of the person seeking to enforce the lien, the amount claimed, the name of the person against whose property the lien is filed, and a description of the property charged with the lien. The clerk shall receive a fee as provided for in KRS § 64.012 from the person filing the statement as full compensation, which shall be taxed and collected as other costs.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 376.445

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 22, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 384, sec. 506, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1954.
Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was amended by two 1978 acts which do not appear to be in conflict and which have been compiled together.