55-209. Lien statement for labor or materials; filing and record in district court. (a) Any person claiming a lien, for labor or materials or both, furnished to owners of leaseholds for oil and gas purposes, as may be provided by law, shall file in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the land and leasehold is situated, a statement setting forth the amount claimed and the items thereof, as nearly as practicable, the name of the owner of the land, the name of the owner of the leasehold, the name of the contractor, the name of the claimant and a description of the property subject to the lien, whether personal or real or both, verified by affidavit. If any promissory note bearing a lawful rate of interest shall have been taken for such labor or material, it shall not be necessary to file an itemized statement of labor or material furnished, but it shall be sufficient to file a copy of such note, with a sworn statement that such note or any part thereof, was given for such labor or material furnished such leaseholder or contractor, on such leasehold.
(b) Such statement shall be filed within six months after the date upon which material was last furnished or labor last performed under the contract. Immediately upon the receipt of such statement the clerk of the district court shall enter the lien in the general index the same as liens against real estate.
History: R.S. 1923, 55-209; L. 1967, ch. 300, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 47, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
55-202 Same; action to obtain release; damages, costs and attorney's fees; attachment.
55-205 Record of lease as notice for definite term; extension upon contingency, affidavit.
55-206 Demand for release before bringing action; evidence.
55-208 Lien of subcontractor or materialman on gas and oil leasehold or pipeline.
55-209 Lien statement for labor or materials; filing and record in district court.
55-210 Same; enforcement of liens.
55-211 Lease of school grounds for drilling for oil and gas.
55-211b Same; validation of prior leases.
55-212 Lien of transporter of oil-field equipment, labor and materials; definitions.
55-215 Same; time for actions.
55-216 Certain leases unrecorded prior to January 1, 1952, void.
55-217 Same; certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded.
55-218 Same; expunging certain purported assignments from records.
55-219 Receiver for minority mineral interest in action where location of defendant-owner unknown.
55-221 Same; duties of receiver; duties of court.
55-223 Implied covenant to explore and develop minerals established; burden upon lessee.
55-224 Same; presumption of breach of covenant, when.
55-225 Same; presumption overcome by proof of compliance.
55-226 Same; remedies for breach; authority of court.
55-227 Same; action for breach not permissible, when.
55-228 Same; waiver of presumption prohibited.
55-229 Same; substantive rights and remedies saved; presumption cumulative.