§ 18-1115. Liens for Wages or Products When Corporation is Insolvent.

LIENS FOR WAGES OR PRODUCTS WHEN CORPORATION IS INSOLVENT

A.  Whenever any corporation of this state, or any foreign corporation doing business in this state, shall become insolvent, the employees performing labor or services of whatever character in the regular employ of the corporation, and the producers of agricultural and dairy products, including cooperative marketing associations of such producers, shall have a lien upon the assets of such corporation for the amount of the wages or payments for agricultural and dairy products due to them, not exceeding four months' wages or payments for such products which shall have accrued prior to the adjudication of the insolvency of such corporation, which lien shall be paid prior to any other debts, charges or claims against said corporation, except taxes due the United States government or the State of Oklahoma.  The word "employee" shall not be construed to include any of the officers of the corporation.

B.  The lien provided for in this section shall be enforced in the manner provided for by law for the enforcement of other liens for labor.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 115, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.