Utah Code
Utah Code § 38-7-2.5 (2026)
Failure to notify -- Effect -- Penalty
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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.
Subsection (1)(a) does not create a right to costs and attorneys' fees.
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.
Failure to meet the notice requirements of Subsections 38-7-2(1) and (2) does not:
invalidate any lien arising at common law or in equity or by any statute of this state; or
affect the rules of priority provided in Title 70A, Chapter 9a, Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions.