Personal Property

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 29, ch. 7
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-101 Persons entitled to lien; exception.

(a) Any person is entitled to a lien on any goods, chattels or animals for his reasonable charges for work or services performed or feed provided when he: (i) Makes, alters, repairs, bestows work upon, transports, stores or keeps the same; or (ii) Feeds, herds, pastures or cares for any domestic or wild animal lawfully held in captivity. Any person creating a lien under this paragraph shall file the lien in the office of the secretary of state. (b) W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 shall not apply where a lien is provided by W.S. 29-7-301 and 34.1-7-209. A person engaging in self-storage operations whereby members of the public rent space from the person to store goods and chattels and retain control over access to the goods and chattels is not a warehouseman under W.S. 34.1-7-102(a)(xiii) and is entitled to a lien under this section. A towing and recovery service as defined in W.S. 31-13-101(a)(xiv) is not a warehouse under W.S. 34.1-7-102(a)(xiii) and is entitled to a lien under this section.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-102 Right of possession by lien claimant; termination thereof; removal of property without lienholder's consent; penalty therefor; filing of lien statement in lieu of possession.

(a) A lien claimant may retain possession of the property to which the lien pertains until paid for the labor, services, materials and feed which entitle the lien claimant to assert the lien. However, the right of possession terminates six (6) months after the date upon which the charges become due and payable unless the lien claimant has commenced proceedings to foreclose the lien as provided by W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106. (b) If any person causes to be removed from the possession of a lien claimant any property or part thereof which is subject to the lien created by W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 from the place where the property was located when the lien is perfected, without the written consent of the owner and the holder of the lien or his agent, either originally or by transfer, the person so removing the property affected by the lien is guilty of a misdemeanor. On conviction he may be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). (c) If a lien claimant desires to continue a lien without retaining possession, he may before voluntarily releasing possession file a lien statement in the office of the county clerk of the county where the property is located, or in the case of a feeder's lien under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section, in the office of the secretary of state. (d) If possession is terminated without the lien claimant's consent, he may perfect the lien by filing a lien statement on or before thirty (30) days after possession is terminated. (e) For a vehicle subject to a lien under this title: (i) Within thirty (30) days from the date payment is due, the lien claimant shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to their last known address a notice of the intent to file, enforce and foreclose a lien to all persons known to claim an interest in the vehicle. The notice shall include: (A) The information required under W.S. 29-7-105(b); (B) The information required under W.S. 29-1-312(b); and (C) The make, year, model, license plate number and state indicator if available, and vehicle identification number. (ii) The duration of collectable storage fees shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the date service was completed unless notice of intent to file a lien was sent pursuant to this subsection and action to enforce and foreclose the lien has commenced; (iii) "Vehicle" means as defined in W.S. 31-13-101(a)(ix); (iv) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 31-13-104(g), any towing and recovery service as defined by W.S. 31-13-101(a)(xiv) shall request a title search report upon a form prescribed by the department of transportation within five (5) business days after a towed vehicle has remained in a recovery lot for more than five (5) business days. Upon receipt of the request, the department of transportation shall make reasonable efforts to identify the owner and any lienholders of record. The department of transportation shall forward the information obtained to the towing and recovery service within five (5) business days of receipt of the request for any vehicle registered in Wyoming or within seven (7) business days of receipt of the request for any vehicle registered in another jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the information, the towing and recovery service shall notify the lienholders of record of the location of the vehicle within one (1) business day of receipt of the information.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-103 Lien statement; additional contents; county clerk to note lien on certificate of title.

(a) A lien statement under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 shall provide in addition to the requirements of W.S. 29-1-312(b) whether the lien claimant was in possession of the property at the time the lien statement was filed or the owner consented to the filing of the lien. Notwithstanding W.S. 29-1-312(a), a feeder's lien created pursuant to W.S. 29-7-101(a)(ii) shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state together with any applicable filing fees. (b) A lien statement relating to a motor vehicle or other property, title to which is evidenced by a certificate of title, shall not be valid as to the motor vehicle or property unless the county clerk concurrently with the filing of the lien statement places on the certificate of title an appropriate notation showing the date, the amount of the lien and the name of the lien claimant. Each notation under this subsection after the first shall be accompanied by a fee of one dollar ($1.00) paid to the county clerk. If the county clerk issues the certificate of title, he shall immediately endorse the same encumbrance data on the certificate copy on file in his office. If the certificate is issued in some other county or state the county clerk shall promptly transmit to the state or county officer who issued the certificate of title the same encumbrance data. The other county officer shall promptly place the data on the certificate copy on file in his office.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-104 Termination of lien; effect thereof on claimant's right of possession.

(a) A lien under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 terminates: (i) Upon a lienor's voluntary surrender of possession of the property, unless a lien statement has previously been filed as provided in W.S. 29-7-103; (ii) One hundred eighty (180) days after the date upon which the work, services, materials and feed giving rise to the lien were performed or furnished unless a lien statement has previously been filed as provided by W.S. 29-7-103; and (iii) One hundred eighty (180) days after a lien statement is filed as provided in W.S. 29-7-103, unless action to enforce and foreclose the lien has commenced. (b) Upon termination of a lien, the lien claimant has no further right to possession of the property and no further interest therein.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-105 Repossession; enforcement of lien by sale; notice thereof to known claimants; satisfaction by any claimant; title of good faith purchaser; disposition of proceeds; additional creditors' rights; liability for noncompliance with section; "commercially reasonable".

(a) Subject to the termination of a lien as provided in W.S. 29-7-104, a lienor who has surrendered possession involuntarily has the right to repossess the property subject to the lien. In repossessing a lienor may proceed without judicial process if this can be done without breach of the peace. A lienor may also replevy the property or use any other judicial action available. (b) A lien arising under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 may be enforced by public or private sale of the property en bloc or in parcels at a time or place and on terms which are commercially reasonable after mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to their last known address a notice to all persons known to claim an interest in the property. The notification shall include: (i) A statement of the amount due; (ii) The nature of the proposed sale; and (iii) The time and place of any public sale. (c) Before any sale pursuant to this section any person claiming a right in the property may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred under this section. (d) The lien claimant may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section. (e) A purchaser in good faith of property sold to enforce a lien under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 takes the property free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was valid, despite noncompliance by the lien claimant with the requirements of this section. (f) A lien claimant may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section but shall hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to the owner of the property or any person entitled thereto. The owner or any other person demanding delivery of the balance shall furnish to the lien claimant reasonable evidence of his right to take delivery. (g) The rights provided by W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 shall be in addition to all other rights allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor. (h) A lien under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 may also be enforced in accordance with the procedure set forth in W.S. 34.1-7-210(b). (j) A lien claimant is liable for damages caused by failure to comply with this section. (k) The fact a better price could be obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the lien claimant is not sufficient to establish a sale as not made in a commercially reasonable manner.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-106 Priority of lien.

(a) A lien pursuant to W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 except as otherwise specifically provided therein shall be prior to all other liens, encumbrances and security interests if the property claimed is in possession of the lien claimant. (b) If the property is not in possession of the lien claimant, a lien under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 shall be prior to all other liens, encumbrances and security interests, except for a subsequent lien claimant in possession under W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106 or a lien created under W.S. 29-8-102 relating to liens for the production of farm products under contracts executed, entered into, renewed or substantively amended after July 1, 2001.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-201 Owner of male animal to have lien on female animal and offspring.

The owner of a male animal shall have a lien upon any female animal bred to the male and also upon any offspring begotten by the male for the sum stipulated to be paid for the service.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-202 Notice of lien to be filed; time and place; form; filing by county clerk; release; renewal.

(a) A notice of a breeder's lien shall within ninety (90) days after the date of the service be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The notice shall be in the following format: Notice of Breeder's Lien. The State of Wyoming ) ) ss. County of .... ) I, ...., being first duly sworn, upon my oath depose and say I am the lawful owner (or duly authorized agent of .... the lawful owner) of .... (description of male animal). On (or between) the .... day of ...., A.D. (year) and the .... day of ...., (year), the services of the male animal were had upon the following described female animals: The above services were rendered at the request of .... (for and on behalf of ....), the lawful owner .... of the female animals. The fee agreed upon for these services was .... dollars. There is now due to .... from .... for these services, the sum of .... dollars. Ninety (90) days have not elapsed since the date of the services, and .... claim a breeder's lien on the property for this amount. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., A.D. (year). Notarial Officer. My Commission expires (b) The secretary of state on presentation shall file this instrument in his office in the same manner as financing statements are required to be filed under the Uniform Commercial Code. (c) All breeders' liens shall be released in the same manner as financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code. (d) If the owner of the male animal does not wish to take advantage of W.S. 29-7-204 he may renew the lien in the same manner in which secured interests are renewed pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-203 Priority of liens.

The lien herein given is prior to and shall take precedence over any lien or encumbrance given subsequent to the service unless the lien is created pursuant to W.S. 29-8-102 relating to liens for the production of farm products under contracts executed, entered into, renewed or substantively amended after July 1, 2001.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-204 Possession and sale of female animal or offspring by lien claimant.

At any time after default of payment for services rendered and within one (1) year after the service, the owner of the lien may take possession of any female animal or offspring upon which a lien exists in accordance with law and sell it as provided by W.S. 29-7-205.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-205 Sale at auction; publication or posting of notice; contents thereof; new notice required in case of adjournment; lien claimant may purchase; bill of sale to be filed.

(a) A sale shall be made at public auction. The lienholder shall first give ten (10) days notice in any newspaper published in the county where the notice of lien is filed. If no newspaper is published in the county the notice shall be posted for two (2) weeks in at least three (3) public places in the county, one (1) of which shall be at the front door of the courthouse. The notice shall: (i) Describe the animal or animals to be sold; (ii) State the amount of money claimed to be due; (iii) State when the services were rendered; and (iv) State the exact time and place of the sale. (b) If for any reason it is necessary to adjourn the sale, new notices shall be given as in the first instance required. (c) A lien claimant is not prevented from purchasing at a sale because of his owning the lien on the animal sold. (d) The purchaser shall take from the person selling any female animal or offspring a bill of sale which shall contain the substance of the notice of sale, the date of sale and the consideration. The bill of sale shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and shall be provided to a Wyoming brand inspector upon a change of ownership inspection pursuant to W.S. 11-20-203.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-206 Sale at auction; offspring to be sold first; disposition of proceeds; remedies not exclusive.

If a female animal and her offspring are taken under a lien, the offspring shall be sold first. If the proceeds are sufficient to pay the expense incurred in taking possession under the lien, the filing fee and the costs of notices, then the female animal shall not be sold. After deducting the expense from the proceeds of any sale, the remainder of the proceeds, if any, shall be returned to the person entitled to them. The lien herein given shall not exclude any holder of a lien from abandoning it and recovering the amount due him by an action at law.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-207 Selling or removing encumbered property without lienholder's consent; penalty.

Any owner of a female animal or offspring on which a lien exists under W.S. 29-7-201 through 29-7-207 who disposes of any female animal or offspring before the lien expires or is satisfied or who removes the female animal or offspring with intent to deprive a lien claimant of his lien or with intent to damage an innocent purchaser, and does so without first having obtained the consent of the lienholder to the disposition is guilty of a misdemeanor. On conviction he may be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-7-301 Persons entitled to lien; notice and priority thereof; removal of trailer by lienor; exception; enforcement and foreclosure of lien; "house trailer".

(a) Any person leasing or renting space for a house trailer site shall have a lien on any house trailer thereon situated for unpaid lease or rental payments and for other unpaid charges due the lessor under the terms or conditions of any lease or rental agreement. The lien shall be effective after the lessee has defaulted in payments as provided in the written rental or lease agreement. Notice of the lien shall be given by the lessor by causing notice in writing to be posted conspicuously on the mobile home. The lien provided by this section shall have priority over all other liens except a previously perfected security interest in the mobile home. (b) At any time after thirty (30) days after notice is given the lessor may remove the house trailer from the leased or rented site and retain the lien as provided by this section. On removal, reasonable charges for the removal and storage may be assessed against the house trailer. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a house trailer shall not be removed pursuant to this section if it is occupied by the lessee. In this case the lessor has a remedy at law. (d) The lien provided by this section may be enforced and foreclosed as security agreements are enforced under W.S. 34.1-1-101 through 34.1-10-104. (e) As used in this section "house trailer" shall be defined as in W.S. 31-5-102(a)(xv).
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