§ 32-33-4-7 — Release of lien; filing executed certificate; entry in lien book; lienholders liability

(a) To release a lien perfected under section 4
of this chapter, the operator of the hospital that claims the lien must file
with each recorder in whose office the notice of the hospital lien was
filed an executed certificate:
(1) stating that the claim filed by the hospital for treatment, care,
and maintenance has been paid or discharged; and
(2) authorizing the recorder to release the lien.
The hospital shall bear the expense of obtaining a release.
(b) Upon receipt of the certificate, the recorder shall enter in the
margin of the record of the lien and the entry book a memorandum of
the filing and the date the certificate was filed. This entry constitutes
a release of lien for which the recorder shall receive the fee prescribed
in IC 36-2-7-10.
(c) If the amount of a lien has been satisfied or paid and
subsequently a demand for a release of the lien is made, the lienholder
is liable to the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation
against whose interest the lien has been filed for twenty-five dollars
($25) for each day that the lien remains in effect after the fifteenth day
after the demand for a release of the lien was made.
(d) The operator of the releasing hospital shall mail a copy of the
release of lien certificate required under subsection (a) to the
department of insurance within ten (10) days after the certificate was
filed with the recorder.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.173-2013, SEC.5.