CHAPTER 16. SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE; LIENS
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Chapter 16. Supplemental Assistance; Liens
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Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who receives any of
the following:
(1) Supplemental assistance to the aged.
(2) Supplemental assistance to the blind.
(3) Supplemental assistance for persons with disabilities.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Certificate filed with county recorder; notice of lien
Sec. 2. A certificate filed with the county recorder is notice of a
lien against the recipient and the recipient's estate for any amount
recoverable under this article.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Property subject to lien; duration; priority
Sec. 3. A lien under section 2 of this chapter:
(1) is a specific lien in favor of the division and the county
office against the real property of the recipient;
(2) continues from the date of the filing of the notice until the
lien is satisfied; and
(3) takes priority over any other lien subsequently acquired.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.91;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.104.
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Certificate not recorded at length
Sec. 4. A certificate may not be recorded at length.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Persons notified by filing
Sec. 5. The filing of a certificate constitutes notice to any person
of the rights of the state and county.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Abstract of certificates; separate book
Sec. 6. The county recorder shall keep a separate book where an
abstract of all certificates must be entered.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Abstract book; operation as lien; property subject; subsequently
acquired property
Sec. 7. The book required by section 6 of this chapter is intended
to operate as a lien upon the real or personal property of the
recipient, whether then owned or subsequently acquired.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Abstract book; entries
Sec. 8. The book must indicate the following:
(1) The time of filing.
(2) The name of the recipient.
(3) The date of the certificate.
(4) Remarks.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Abstract book; purposes for which used
Sec. 9. The book may be used only for purposes connected with
administration programs listed in section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
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Filing or entry fees; notation of filing entered upon notice from
division or county department
Sec. 10. A fee may not be charged for the filing of a certificate or
the entry of the abstract. Upon written notice from the division or
county office, the recorder shall enter a proper notation of the filing.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.92;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.105.
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Lien foreclosure proceedings
Sec. 11. The division and county office may bring a proceeding
in foreclosure on the lien or to make arbitration of the amount due on
the lien if the action protects a public interest. However, with respect
to supplemental assistance to the aged, a foreclosure may not be
commenced against the homestead of the recipient while occupied by
the recipient or the recipient's spouse, except in case of fraud.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.93;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.106.
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Asserting lien against other claimants or lien holders
Sec. 12. The division and county office may at any time assert the
lien against other claimants or lien holders in protection of the
homestead or other real property of the recipient.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.94;
P.L.5-1993, SEC.107.