2015 Wyoming Code
TITLE 41 - WATER
CHAPTER 5 - IRRIGATION GENERALLY
ARTICLE 2 - BONDS AND LIENS FOR LABOR AND MATERIALS
SECTION 41-5-203. - Statement of mechanic's lien; delivery of copy to contractor; time limits for disputing claims; recovery by civil action; application of W.S. 41-5-201 through 41-5-203.

41-5-203. Statement of mechanic's lien; delivery of copy to contractor; time limits for disputing claims; recovery by civil action; application of W.S. 41-5-201 through 41-5-203.

Whenever any verified account mentioned in W.S. 41-5-202 shall be placed in the hands of any such owner or owners or its, his or their agent, as above stated, it shall be the duty of such owner or owners to furnish the contractor with a copy of such verified account, so that if there be any disagreement between the debtor and creditor as to the amount due the same may be amicably adjusted, and if the contractor, or subcontractor if he be the debtor, shall not, within ten (10) days after the receipt of such account, give the said owner or owners or its, his or their agent, written notice that the claim is disputed, he shall be considered as assenting to its payment, and the owner or owners or its, his or their agent, shall be justified in paying the same when due and charging the same to the contractor. The person or persons to whom any such debt is due and who shall deliver a verified account thereof as above provided, may recover the amount thereof in an action at law, to the extent of any balance due by such owner or owners to the contractor at or after the time of delivering the verified account. Provided, that nothing contained in this section or in W.S. 41-5-202 shall interfere with the right of action upon the bond or bonds provided for in W.S. 41-5-201, or against the company or other owner, for the full amount of any such debt in case of a failure to take a bond.