HF 3282

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to liens; regulating liens for storage charges on certain motor vehicles;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 514.19.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 514.19, is amended to read:

514.19 RIGHT OF DETAINER.

A lien and right of detainer exists for:

(1) transporting property, other than harvested crops or livestock, from one place to
another but not as a carrier under article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(2) keeping or storing property, other than harvested crops or livestock, as a bailee
but not as a warehouse operator under article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(3) the use and storage of molds and patterns in the possession of the fabricator
belonging to the customer for the balance due from the customer for fabrication work;

(4) making, altering or repairing any article, other than livestock, or expending
any labor, skill or material on it;

(5) reasonable charges for a vehicle rented as a replacement for a vehicle serviced or
repaired and being retained as provided by this section.

The liens embrace all lawful charges against the property paid to any other person
by the person claiming the lien, and the price or value of the care, storage or contribution
and all reasonable disbursements occasioned by the detention or sale of the property.

new text begin If the property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle registered in this state and
subject to a certificate of title and one or more secured creditors is listed on the certificate
of title, a lien for storage charges for a period greater than five days accrues only after
written notice is sent by certified mail to all listed secured creditors. The notice must state
the name, address, and telephone number of the lienholder, the amount of money owed,
and the rate at which storage charges are accruing. The notice provided in this section
fulfills the notice to secured creditors required in section 514.20 provided that the notice is
given in the time period required under that section.
new text end