Hearing -- Court action.

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  • (1)
    • (a) A hearing requested by the respondent as allowed under Section 38-9a-202 shall be held within 10 days from the date the request is filed with the court, except as provided under Subsection (3).
    • (b) If the court finds compelling reasons to continue the hearing date, the hearing shall then be held at the earliest possible time.
  • (2) At the hearing the court may modify, revoke, or continue the injunction. The burden is on the petitioner to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent has made, uttered, recorded, or filed a wrongful lien against the petitioner or the petitioner's property.
  • (3)
    • (a) If the respondent requests a hearing subsequent to the ten-day period after service, the court shall set a hearing within a reasonable time from the date requested.
    • (b) At the hearing, the burden is on the respondent to show good cause why the civil wrongful lien injunction should be nullified.




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