Persons subject to lien; sale to pay charges
Sec. 1. (a) A person doing any cleaning, glazing, washing,
alteration, repair, or furnishing any materials or supplies for or upon
any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods has a
lien on the item for the reasonable value of the unpaid work, labor or
material, and supplies used. The lien may be foreclosed in the
manner provided by this chapter if at the time of receiving the
clothing, garment, wearing apparel, or household goods a written
receipt is given to the person or customer leaving the item.
(b) Any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods
remaining in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, limited
liability company, or corporation:
(1) on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, or washing has been
done; or
(2) upon which alterations or repairs have been made, or on
which materials or supplies have been used or furnished;
for a period of at least ninety (90) days after the cleaning, pressing,
glazing, or washing has been done, the alterations or repairs have
been made, or the materials or supplies have been used or furnished
may be sold to pay the reasonable or agreed charges and the costs of
notifying the owner or owners. However, the person, firm,
partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the
charges are payable and owing must first notify the owner or owners
of the time and place of the sale.
(c) Property that is to be placed in storage after any of the services
or labors referred to in subsection (a) or (b) is not affected by this
section.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Last modified: May 24, 2006