Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 29-1-402 (2026)
Priority of liens.
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(a) Except as provided in this section, the liens provided
by this act shall be on an equal footing without reference to
the date of the filing of the lien statement.
(b) Any lien perfected in compliance with this act
attaches to the real property, fixtures, materials, machinery or
supplies furnished and improvements made in preference to any
subsequent lien, security interest or mortgage under any other
provision of law which has been perfected upon real or personal
property, including a leasehold interest, against which the lien
is claimed.
(c) Any lien, security interest or mortgage which has been
perfected upon real or personal property or upon a leasehold
interest prior to the commencement of any construction work or
repair of the premises or property, except as provided by
chapter 7 of this act, or W.S. 29-8-102 relating to liens for
the production of farm products under contracts executed,
entered into, renewed or substantively amended on or after July
1, 2001, shall have priority.
(d) Where a sale is ordered by the court on foreclosure of
any lien provided by this act and the proceeds from the sale are
insufficient to discharge in full all of the liens, the proceeds
shall be prorated among the several lien claimants according to
the amounts of their respective claims.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Michael's Constr., Inc. v. Am. Nat'l Bank, 2012 WY 76 (Wyo. 2012).
Michael's Constr., Inc. v. Am. Nat'l Bank, 2012 WY 76 (Wyo. 2012). “The current lien priority statute is found at Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 29-1-402 (LexisNexis 2011) and states: (a) Except as provided in this section, the liens provided by this act shall be on an equal footing without reference to the date of the filing of the lien statement.”
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