Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-13. State liens; civil suits
(b) The lien of the state for taxes, penalties, and cost continues for ten (10) years from May 10 of the year in which the taxes first become due. However, if any proceeding is instituted to enforce the lien within the ten (10) year period, the limitation is extended, if necessary, to permit the termination of the proceeding.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-13
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) A taxing unit described in subsection (c) may institute a civil suit against a person or an entity liable for delinquent property taxes. The taxing unit may, after obtaining a judgment, collect:
(1) delinquent real property taxes;
(2) penalties due to the delinquency; and
(3) costs and expenses incurred in collecting the delinquent property tax, including reasonable attorney‘s fees and court costs approved by a court with jurisdiction.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-52-7.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.61, SEC.1; P.L.60-1988, SEC.2; P.L.68-1993, SEC.2; P.L.51-1997, SEC.6; P.L.86-2018, SEC.52.