Utah Code § 13-31-302: Sale of molds for payment of lien.

(1)

(a) Prior to selling a mold, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail to the last-known address of the customer.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:

(i) the molder's intention to sell the mold 30 days from the day the customer received the notice;

(ii) the description of the mold to be sold;

(iii) the time and place of the sale; and

(iv) an itemized statement for the amount due the molder from the customer.

(c) A molder shall publish notice of the molder's intention to sell a mold in a newspaper of general circulation covering the customer's last-known address and as required in Section 45-1-101 if:

(i) the receipt of the mailing of the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) is not returned; or

(ii) the postal service returns the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) as being nondeliverable.

(d) The notice provided for in Subsection (1)(c) shall include a description of the mold.

(2) A molder may sell a mold 30 days from the later of the day:

(a) the customer received the notice in accordance with Subsection (1)(a); or

(b) the date the molder published the notice under Subsection (1)(c).

(3) If from the sale of a mold under this section the molder receives an amount in excess of the amount of the lien, the excess shall be paid as follows:

(a) to any prior lienholder known to the molder at the time of the sale; and

(b) after paying any lienholder under Subsection (3)(a), the remainder:

(i) if the customer's address is known at the time of sale, to the customer; or

(ii) if the customer's address is not known at the time of sale, to the state in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.