Persons subject to lien; sale to pay charges

Sec. 1. (a) A person doing any cleaning, glazing, washing, alteration, repair, or furnishing any materials or supplies for or upon any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods has a lien on the item for the reasonable value of the unpaid work, labor or material, and supplies used. The lien may be foreclosed in the manner provided by this chapter if at the time of receiving the clothing, garment, wearing apparel, or household goods a written receipt is given to the person or customer leaving the item. (b) Any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods remaining in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation: (1) on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, or washing has been done; or (2) upon which alterations or repairs have been made, or on which materials or supplies have been used or furnished; for a period of at least ninety (90) days after the cleaning, pressing, glazing, or washing has been done, the alterations or repairs have been made, or the materials or supplies have been used or furnished may be sold to pay the reasonable or agreed charges and the costs of notifying the owner or owners. However, the person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the charges are payable and owing must first notify the owner or owners of the time and place of the sale. (c) Property that is to be placed in storage after any of the services or labors referred to in subsection (a) or (b) is not affected by this section.