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Ind. Code § 31-16-16-3

Judgment as lien; priority; perfection

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8

Sec. 3. (a) A lien is created against the real and personal property of the obligor in the amount of a judgment described in section 2 of this chapter.

(b) A person holding a lien created by a judgment described in section 2 of this chapter:

(1) has the priority of an unperfected secured creditor in any enforcement proceeding instituted against the property; and

(2) may perfect the lien in the same manner as liens arising from other civil judgments are perfected.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.