North Dakota Code 35-34-06 – Lien on other personal property
1. In the case of untitled personal property other than a vessel or an account maintained in a financial institution, the child support agency may establish a lien on such personal property by filing electronically a notice of lien in the central indexing system or with a third party who is in possession of the personal property. The notice must particularly describe the property to be subjected to the lien and the name and last-known address of the obligor. The notice of lien must state that the child support obligation is past due and that a copy of the notice of lien has been served on the obligor by first-class mail at the obligor’s last-known address.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-34-06
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. The information filed under this section must be included in the computerized central indexing system maintained by the secretary of state under section 54-09-09 and must be accessible to the public on the same terms and conditions that apply to access other statutory lien information maintained in the computerized central indexing system.
3. Upon filing of the notice of lien in accordance with this section, the lien attaches to and is perfected against all personal property described in the notice.