Indiana Statutes

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

Indiana·Title 32 PROPERTY·Art. 28 LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY·Ch. 13 Common Law Liens
(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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Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.73-2009, SEC.1; P.L.191-2015, SEC.6.

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