{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.440","heading":"Lien on equipment, machinery and motors for work and supplies -- Filing","body":"of lien statement.\n(1) Any person engaged in the business of selling, repairing, or furnishing accessories,\nor supplies for any kind of equipment or machinery, including motors, s hall have a\nlien on the equipment, machine, machinery, or motor, for the reasonable or agreed\ncharges for repairs, work done, accessories, parts, and supplies furnished for the\nequipment, machine, machinery, or motor until the reasonable or agreed charge\ntherefor has been paid. The lien shall not be lost by the removal of the equipment,\nmachine, machinery or motor from the premises of the person performing labor,\nrepairing, or furnishing accessories, parts or supplies therefor, if the lien shall be\nasserted within three (3) months by filing in the office of the county clerk a\nstatement showing the amount and cost of materials furnished or labor performed\non the equipment, machine, machinery, or motor. This statement shall be filed in\nthe office of the county  clerk of the county in which the owner of the equipment,\nmachine, machinery, or motor resides, unless such owner be a nonresident, in which\nevent the lien statement shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county\nin which such equipment, machine, machinery, or motor is at the time being kept or\nused.\n(2) The lien provided for in this section shall attach regardless of whether or not the\nequipment, machine, machinery, motor, or motors, are ever upon the premises of or\nin the possession of the  person making the repairs, furnishing the parts, or the\nsupplies for such repairs.","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35334","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:09Z","sha256":"854e17d21ffbd0f63e5fd76223e17ebb80ba70848893a6b2f5da03c4d6068ade","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.435","next":"us-ky/krs-376.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}