Wyoming Statutes
Article 4 - Assessments and Bonds Generally
Section 15-6-406 - Lien Created; Priority; Filing.

15-6-406. Lien created; priority; filing.
(a) The charge on the respective lots, tracts, parcels of land and other property for the purpose of special assessments, to pay the cost and expense in whole or in part of any improvement authorized in this chapter, when assessed and the assessment roll is confirmed by the governing body, shall be a lien upon the property assessed from the time the assessment roll is placed in the hands of the officer authorized by law to collect the assessment. The lien shall be paramount and superior to any other lien or encumbrance created before or after, except a lien for assessments for general taxes.
(b) In order to have a valid, enforceable lien under this section, a lien statement sworn to before a notarial officer, shall be filed by the claimant with the county clerk of the county in which the assessment district is located. The county clerk shall file the statement and index by date, name of claimant and property owner, and by legal description. The lien statement shall contain the following:
(i) The name and address of the governing body seeking to enforce the lien;
(ii) The name and address of the person against whose property the lien is filed; and
(iii) The legal description of the property to which the lien attaches.
(c) Special assessment rolls approved prior to July 1, 1989 and still in effect, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the district is located.

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