Appraiser's lien.

2016
State of Wyoming
16LSO-0125
Introduced
1.2

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0027

Appraiser's lien.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Kinskey and Representative(s) Madden

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to liens; amending definitions as specified to include real estate appraisers as proper claimants for a construction lien; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 29
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1
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201
(a)
(i)(A)
(II), (III),
by creating
a
new subdivision
(
IV)
, (iii)(B), (C) and

by
creating a
new
subparagraph
(D)
is
amended
to read:

29
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1
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201
.

Definitions; agency relationships presumed.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(i)

"Contractor" means:

(A)

A person employed by and contracting with an owner to improve an owner's property including:

(II)

A professional engineer;
and

(III)

A surveyor
;
.

and

(IV)

A
real estate
appraiser.

(iii)

"Improve or improvement" means:

(B)

Any work performed or material furnished for the permanent change of any real property;
and

(C)

Materials manufactured pursuant to contract
;
.

a
nd

(D)

Any
appraisal
work performed

upon any real property
by an appraiser
.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

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