{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-38-1a-403","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 38-1a-403","heading":"Effective time and priority of preconstruction lien -- Subordination to bona fide loan.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a preconstruction lien:\n(a) relates back to and takes effect as of the time of filing of the earliest timely filed notice of preconstruction service under Section 38-1a-401 for the anticipated improvement for which the preconstruction lien is claimed; and\n(b) has priority over:\n(i) any lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance that attaches after the earliest timely filed notice of preconstruction service is filed; and\n(ii) any lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance of which the claimant had no notice and that was unrecorded at the time the earliest timely filed notice of preconstruction service is filed.\n(2) A preconstruction lien is subordinate to an interest securing a bona fide loan if and to the extent that the lien covers preconstruction service provided after the interest securing a bona fide loan is recorded.","path":["Title 38 Liens","Chapter 38-1a Preconstruction and Construction Liens","Part 38-1a-4 Preconstruction Lien Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title38/Chapter1a/38-1a-S403.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"8564eb8d161fc7491877d2a50d784a4ab014fadd5eb56e8b658bb0759f17b38c","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-38-1a-402","next":"us-ut/utah-code-38-1a-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}