Senators advanced a bill from general file April 18 that would change nonconsensual lien filing provisions.<\/p>\n
LB3, as introduced by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, would have required the county recording office to send a certified copy of any filed and recorded nonconsensual liens to the real property owner.<\/p>\n
Krist cited recent instances in which IRS agents had fraudulent nonconsensual liens filed against their personal properties by anti-government activists. The nonconsensual liens were used as a means to harass agents in their private lives as a part of a taxpayer protest campaign, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis bill is being introduced to prevent paper terrorism,\u201d Krist said.<\/p>\n
A Judiciary Committee amendment, adopted 27-0, replaced the bill and would clarify that a nonconsensual common-law lien is not binding or enforceable at law or in equity and, if recorded, would be void and unenforceable.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the amendment would require a claimant to notify the sheriff in order to serve a copy of the recorded lien to the property owner and file proof of service with the register of deeds. The claimant would be required to file a judicial proceeding to enforce the nonconsensual lien within 10 days after recording it or such lien would lapse and be legally void and unenforceable.<\/p>\n
Under the amendment, those who fraudulently file a nonconsensual lien, financing statement or document that attempts to harass an entity, individual or public official or obstruct a government operation or judicial proceeding would be guilty of a Class IV felony.<\/p>\n
Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford, chairperson of the committee, said nonconsensual liens are problematic for property owners who want to sell or deal with their property in such a way that requires a \u201cclean title\u201d and unknowingly have a lien against the property.<\/p>\n
The bill advanced to select file with an emergency clause on a 35-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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