Opinion No. 79-337 (1979) Ag

The Attorney General has received your request for an opinion wherein you ask, in effect, the following question: Must a release of a mechanic's and materialmen's lien be executed and acknowledged before being received for filing by a county clerk? As defined by statute, a "lien" is "a charge imposed upon specific property, by which it is made security for the performance of an act." 42 O.S. 1 [42-1] (1971). The type of lien referred to as a "mechanic's or materialmen's lien" is authorized in 42 O.S. 141 [42-141] et seq. (1971), as amended, and, generally, provides for the creation and…