Pre-lien Notice / Notice to Owner - Preparation Worksheet - Utah
UTAH PRELIMINARY NOTICE FILING WORKSHEET
Utah Code § 38-1a-501
This worksheet is used to prepare a filing with the Utah State Construction Registry (SCR). It is not a substitute for completing the registry filing and retaining the registry confirmation.
SCR: https://secure.utah.gov/scr/
Timing Gate
Date claimant commenced providing construction work on the real property: [__/__/____]
20-day filing deadline: [__/__/____]
Date any Notice of Completion under § 38-1a-507 was filed: [__/__/____ / None found]
Date this preliminary notice will be filed: [__/__/____]
☐ Filed no later than 20 days after commencement
☐ Filed after the 20-day period; no Notice of Completion was filed, or filing is no more than 10 days after it
☐ More than 10 days after a Notice of Completion — stop; § 38-1a-501(1)(d) says the preliminary notice has no effect
Late-Filing Consequence
A late preliminary notice may still be filed subject to § 38-1a-501(1)(d), but the claimant may not claim a construction lien for construction work provided before the date that is five days after the preliminary notice is filed.
Fifth day after filing: [__/__/____]
Earliest construction work potentially covered by a late notice: work provided on or after [__/__/____]
Do not describe a late filing as preserving the five days before filing; the statute states the opposite.
Required Registry Information
Claimant / Construction-Work Provider
Legal name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Telephone: [________________________________]
Email: [________________________________]
Contracting Party
Name of person who contracted with claimant for the construction work: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Owner and Original Contractor
Record or reputed owner: [________________________________]
Original contractor for the construction work under which claimant is providing or will provide work: [________________________________]
Project Property
Project address or location description: [________________________________]
County: [________________________________], Utah
Provide at least one statutory project-linking identifier:
☐ Tax parcel identification number of each parcel in the project property: [________________________________]
☐ Entry number of a previously filed Notice of Construction Loan under § 38-1a-601 on the same project: [________________________________]
☐ Entry number of a previously filed preliminary notice on the same project that includes each tax parcel number: [________________________________]
☐ Entry number of the building permit issued for the project: [________________________________]
Optional Registry Information
Subdivision, development, or project name: [________________________________]
Lot or parcel number(s): [________________________________]
Filing Scope
Subject to the late-filing rule, a preliminary notice is effective for all construction work the filer provides to the construction project under a single original contract, including work provided to more than one supervisory subcontractor under that original contract.
Original contract / project linkage confirmed: [________________________________]
General description of claimant's construction work: [________________________________]
SCR Filing Record
SCR project / filing entry number: [________________________________]
Date and time filed: [________________________________]
Filing confirmation retained: ☐ Yes ☐ No
Information reviewed for accuracy before filing: ☐ Yes ☐ No
If a tax parcel number was not previously associated with the project, review any notice from the designated agent promptly; § 38-1a-501(1)(g) identifies a first project filing or an incorrect parcel number as likely explanations.
Final Check
☐ Claimant desires to claim a construction lien on real property
☐ Commencement date supported by project records
☐ Notice-of-completion search completed
☐ Every required item in § 38-1a-501(1)(h) supplied
☐ One permitted project-linking identifier selected
☐ Correct SCR project selected or created
☐ Filing completed, not merely drafted
☐ Registry confirmation retained
☐ Late-filing exclusion calendared if applicable
Sources and References
- Current official Utah Code, Part 5, including § 38-1a-501: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title38/Chapter1A/C38-1a-P5_1800010118000101.pdf
- Official section page: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title38/Chapter1a/38-1a-S501.html
- Utah State Construction Registry: https://secure.utah.gov/scr/
About this template
- Last updated
- July 15, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 15, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Utah
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- Utah Code § 38-1a-501 (construction preliminary notice)
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Checked against the law it cites
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