Indiana § 32-28-3-11 - Undertaking to pay judgment and cost
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§ 32-28-3-11. Undertaking to pay judgment and cost
Sec. 11. (a) In an action to foreclose a lien:
(1) the defendant or owner of the property subject to the lien; or
(2) any person having an interest in the property subject to the lien, including a mortgagee or other lienholder;
may file in the action a written undertaking with surety to be approved by the court.
(b) An undertaking filed under this section must provide that the person filing it will pay any judgment that may be recovered in the action to foreclose the lien, including costs and attorney's fees allowed by the court, if the claim on which the judgment is founded is found by the court to have been a lien on the property at the time the action was filed.
(c) If an undertaking is filed and approved by the court:
(1) the court shall enter an order releasing the property from the lien; and
(2) the property shall be discharged from the lien.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-3-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-28-3-11 ("Undertaking to pay judgment and cost") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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