Indiana § 32-28-5-2 - Certificate and acknowledgment releasing lien
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§ 32-28-5-2. Certificate and acknowledgment releasing lien
Sec. 2. (a) If a grantee has satisfied a lien on real property but the grantor has not recorded that the lien has been satisfied under section 1 of this chapter, the grantor shall, at the request of the grantee, certify that the lien has been satisfied. The grantor's certification shall be acknowledged by the grantor in the same manner as is required to entitle a conveyance of real property to be recorded. The grantor's certification shall be recorded by the recorder in whose office the deed is recorded, with reference to the location of the recorded deed.
(b) A recorded certification that a lien has been satisfied operates as a complete discharge of the lien.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IC 32-28-6Chapter 6. Release of Mechanic's Liens
32-28-6-1Failure to release lien; damages 32-28-6-2Certification of lien satisfaction by lapse of time
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-28-5-2 ("Certificate and acknowledgment releasing lien") 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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