Utah Code 38-1a-303. Limits on attachment, garnishment, and execution levy — Subcontractor lien not affected by payments, debts, offsets, and counterclaims involving other parties
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(1) | An assignment, attachment, or garnishment of or encumbrance or execution levy on money that an owner owes to an original contractor is not valid as against a subcontractor‘s preconstruction or construction lien. |
(a) | a person other than the owner; or |
(b) | the owner, if the owner is an owner-builder. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 |
(2) | An assignment, attachment, or garnishment of or encumbrance or execution levy on money that an original contractor owes to a subcontractor is not valid as against a lien of a laborer employed by the day or piece. |
Enacted by Chapter 278, 2012 General Session