{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-13-31-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 13-31-302","heading":"Sale of molds for payment of lien.","body":"(1)\n(a) Prior to selling a mold, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail to the last-known address of the customer.\n(b) The notice required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:\n(i) the molder's intention to sell the mold 30 days from the day the customer received the notice;\n(ii) the description of the mold to be sold;\n(iii) the time and place of the sale; and\n(iv) an itemized statement for the amount due the molder from the customer.\n(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:\n(i) the receipt of the mailing of the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) is not returned; or\n(ii) the postal service returns the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) as being nondeliverable.\n(d) The notice provided for in Subsection (1)(c) shall include a description of the mold.\n(2) A molder may sell a mold 30 days from the later of the day:\n(a) the customer received the notice in accordance with Subsection (1)(a); or\n(b) the date the molder published the notice under Subsection (1)(c).\n(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:\n(a) to any prior lienholder known to the molder at the time of the sale; and\n(b) after paying any lienholder under Subsection (3)(a), the remainder:\n(i) if the customer's address is known at the time of sale, to the customer; or\n(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.","path":["Title 13 Commerce and Trade","Chapter 13-31 Mold Retention and Lien Act","Part 13-31-3 Mold Liens"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter31/13-31-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"524139bcb389ac4901db7718e5ae52eb6c857ffd6a45338d816077a84bc36169","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-13-31-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-13-32-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}