(1) Every mechanic and every keeper of a garage or shop, and every employer of a mechanic who transports, makes, alters, repairs or does any work on personal property at the request of the owner or legal possessor of the personal property, has a lien on the personal property for the just and reasonable charges therefor, including any parts, accessories, materials or supplies furnished in connection therewith and may retain possession of the personal property until the charges are paid. The lien provided by this section is subject to the lien of any security interest in the property which is perfected as provided by law prior to the commencement of the work for which a lien is claimed unless the work was done with the express consent of the holder of the security interest, but only for charges in excess of $1,500 except if the personal property is:
(a) A trailer or semitrailer designed for use with a road tractor, for charges in excess of $4,500.
(b) Road machinery, including mobile cranes and trench hoes, farm tractors, machines of husbandry, or off-highway construction vehicles and equipment, for charges in excess of $7,500.
(c) A motor vehicle not included under par.
(a) or (b) with a manufacturer’s gross weight rating, including, with respect to road tractors, a manufacturer’s gross weight rating for the combined carrying capacity of the tractor and trailer, of: 1. More than 10,000 and less than 20,000 pounds, for charges in excess of $3,000. 2. 20,000 pounds or more but less than 40,000 pounds, for charges in excess of $6,000. 3. 40,000 pounds or more but less than 60,000 pounds, for charges in excess of $9,000. 4. 60,000 pounds or more, for charges in excess of $12,000.
(1m) Annually, on January 1, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall adjust the dollar amounts identified under sub.
(1) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c) 1. to 4. by the annual change in the consumer price index, as determined under s. 16.004 (8)
(e) 1., and publish the adjusted figures.