(a) Notwithstanding § 62-19-119, any auctioneer who performs auctioneering services and is subsequently denied payment for a commission or fee for services performed shall have a lien for the work upon the property that the auctioneer was hired to auction; provided, however, that the lien shall only extend to property that is owned by the person who has denied payment for a commission or fee for services performed by the auctioneer.(b) Notice of the lien shall be filed within sixty (60) days after the date of the auction with the register's office in the county or counties in which the property is located. The lien shall not be effective against a bona fide purchaser for value.(c) The lien shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of filing in the register's office in the county or counties in which the property is located and until the final termination of any suit for enforcement brought within that period. Acts 2007 , ch. 192, §1; 2008 , ch. 615, § 1.
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