570A.8  Demand for bringing suit.

1.  A person who has an interest in crops or livestock to which a lien has attached under this chapter may serve upon the lienholder a written demand that the lienholder commence an action to enforce the lien within thirty days after the date of service. The written demand shall be served in the same manner provided for service of an original notice. If the lienholder fails to commence an action within thirty days after being served with the written demand, the lien and all benefits of the lien are extinguished.

2.  Return of service of the written demand specified in subsection 1 shall be filed with the secretary of state.

3.  The lienholder shall file with the secretary of state a file stamped copy of the petition to enforce the lien within thirty days of commencing the action. Failure to file the copy of the petition will cause the verified lien statement to lapse.

Section History: Recent form

  84 Acts, ch 1072, § 8


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