Indiana § 32-28-13-4 Common law lien against public official based on performance of
official duty precluded; voiding common law lien

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-28-13-4 — Common law lien against public official based on performance of official duty precluded; voiding common law lien

Indiana § 32-28-13-4

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 28LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 13Common Law Liens

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Ind. Code § 32-28-13-4 (2026).

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(a)This chapter provides the procedure for filing and releasing a common law lien.

(b)This chapter does not create a common law lien. A common law lien does not exist against the property of a public official for the performance or nonperformance of the public official's official duty. A person asserting a common law lien must prove the existence of the lien:

(1)as prescribed by the common law of Indiana; or

(2)as provided in this chapter.

(c)Unless a common law lien becomes void at an earlier date under section 6(b) of this chapter, a common law lien is void if the common law lienholder fails to commence a suit on the common law lien within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the common law lien is recorded under this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-39-2.7.]

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(a) This chapter provides the procedure for
filing and releasing a common law lien.
(b) This chapter does not create a common law lien. A common law
lien does not exist against the property of a public official for the
performance or nonperformance of the public official's official duty. A
person asserting a common law lien must prove the existence of the
lien:
(1) as prescribed by the common law of Indiana; or
(2) as provided in this chapter.
(c) Unless a common law lien becomes void at an earlier date under
section 6(b) of this chapter, a common law lien is void if the common
law lienholder fails to commence a suit on the common law lien within
one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the common law lien is
recorded under this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-39-2.7.]