Eligibility Declaration Not Required for Liens Filed Before 2013

The requirement for lien claimants to declare under penalty of perjury that they are eligible to file a lien will not apply to liens submitted prior to 2013, the Division of Workers’ Compensation confirmed Friday. In fact, the requirement to submit the declaration applies only to liens that are subject to the $150 filing fee created in 2012 by Senate Bill 863. It does not apply to liens filed before 2013, and for which lien claimants had to pay a $100 “activation fee.” “The declaration required with the passage of SB 1160, which is now part of Labor Code Section 4...