IC 32-33-4-7 — Release of lien; filing executed certificate; entry in lien book; lienholders liability
Chapter 4. Hospital Liens
Section text
Sec. 7. (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.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.173-2013, SEC.5.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)