§ 32-28-12-1 — Work and labor; priority

Indiana § 32-28-12-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 28: LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 12: Corporate Employees' Liens

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
employees of a corporation doing business in Indiana, whether
organized under Indiana law or otherwise, may have and hold a first
and prior lien upon:
(1) the corporate property of the corporation; and
(2) the earnings of the corporation;
for all work and labor done and performed by the employees for the
corporation from the date of the employees' employment by the
corporation. A lien under this section is prior to all liens created or
acquired after the date of the employment of the employees by the
corporation, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) An employee lien arising from the sale of real estate:
(1) is limited to a lien on the real estate; and
(2) is subject to section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.