Indiana § 33-34-3-14 - Judgments; lien on real estate

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§ 33-34-3-14. Judgments; lien on real estate

Sec. 14. (a) All judgments rendered in civil actions may be recorded in the judgment docket book of the proper division of the small claims court.

(b) A judgment entered by a small claims court is a lien on real estate when entered in the circuit court judgment docket in the same manner as a judgment in a court of general jurisdiction becomes a lien on real estate under IC 34-55-9.

(c) The clerk of the small claims court shall keep a docket in which judgments shall be entered and properly indexed in the name of the judgment defendant as judgments of circuit courts are entered and indexed.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-4-13.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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