29-10-103. The notice forms shall be made available and may be

29-10-103. The notice forms shall be made available and may be obtained at the county clerk's office of each county. Failure to send the notice required under this subsection shall not affect the validity of the lien.

(d) As a fee for recording a lien statement, the county clerk shall collect from the lien claimant the same fee as provided by W.S. 18-3-402(a)(xvi)(P). An irregularity in the lien statement may provide a valid defense for a party defending against the lien. The county clerk shall nevertheless file a lien statement at the date and time received by the county clerk, regardless of any irregularity, illegible language or other reason.

(e) The recording fee under this section may be assessed as costs in any action to foreclose the lien.

(f) The lien statement shall be in substantially the same format and contain the same information as the form specified in W.S. 29-10-104. The lien statement forms shall be made available and may be obtained at the county clerk's office of each county.

29-1-313. Notice of satisfaction to be filed.

(a) Whenever any debt which is secured by a lien pursuant to this act is paid and satisfied, the lien claimant shall file notice of satisfaction of the lien in the office of the county clerk of any county in which the lien is filed and the lien claimant shall send the record owner a copy of the notice of satisfaction within thirty (30) days. The county clerk shall record and index the notice of satisfaction of the lien. The notice of satisfaction shall be acknowledged, but may be signed by the lien claimant or the attorney for the lien claimant.

(b) The notice of satisfaction shall be in substantially the same format and contain the same information as the notice of satisfaction form in W.S. 29-10-106. The notice of satisfaction forms shall be made available and may be obtained at the county clerk's office of each county.

29-1-314. Liability for failure to file a notice of satisfaction.

In addition to any actual damages, any lien claimant refusing or neglecting to file the notice of satisfaction as provided in W.S. 29-1-313 within thirty (30) days after payment, and after having received by certified or registered mail a request in writing to file the notice of satisfaction, is liable for damages of not less than one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the original principal amount of the debt per day from the date the lien claimant receives the written request to file a notice of satisfaction, until the lien claimant files a notice of satisfaction. The damages authorized by this section shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day.

ARTICLE 4 - ACTIONS TO FORECLOSE LIENS

29-1-401. Jurisdiction of circuit and district court; Rules of Civil Procedure applicable in foreclosure action; attorney fees.

(a) All actions to foreclose a lien perfected under this act are quasi in rem proceedings and shall be commenced by filing a complaint in either the district court or, when required under W.S. 5-9-128(a)(vi), in the circuit court, in any county in which the property subject to the lien is located.

(b) In any action to foreclose a lien the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern.

(c) In the event an action is filed to foreclose a lien pursuant to this act, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the nonprevailing party all costs and expenses reasonably associated with the action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a lien claimant to enforce his lien under this article if another method of enforcement is available under this act.

29-1-402. Priority of liens.

(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.

29-1-403. Work or materials furnished considered done under same contract; exceptions.

All work performed or materials furnished by a lien claimant shall be considered as having been done under the same contract unless more than one hundred eighty (180) days elapse from the date of the performance of any work or the furnishing of any materials and the date when work or materials are next performed or furnished by the lien claimant.

29-1-404. Notice of foreclosure to prior perfected lienholders; effect of failure to notify.

The holder of any prior perfected lien upon the real property is entitled to notice in suits to foreclose the lien. A foreclosure proceeding shall not be rendered invalid by failure to give the notice required by this section.

29-1-405. Remedies not exclusive.

The remedies provided by this act are not exclusive.

29-1-406. Filing and recording fees.

The county clerk shall be paid the same fees as provided by W.S.