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Terms Used In Utah Code 38-7-2.5
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(a)
A person who fails to meet the notice requirements of Subsections 38-7-2(1) and (2) is precluded from receiving an award of costs and attorneys’ fees from the person against whom a notice of lien has been filed in an action to enforce the lien if costs and attorneys’ fees are authorized by contract or statute.
(b)
Subsection (1)(a) does not create a right to costs and attorneys’ fees.
(2)
In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection (1)(a), a lien claimant who, within 20 days from the date of receiving notice of noncompliance with the notice requirements of Subsection 38-7-2(1) or (2), willfully refuses to release the notice of lien or record the lien in compliance with Section 38-7-2 is liable to the person against whom the notice of lien was filed for $1,000 or for treble damages, whichever is greater.
(3)
Failure to meet the notice requirements of Subsections 38-7-2(1) and (2) does not:
(a)
invalidate any lien arising at common law or in equity or by any statute of this state; or
