CHAPTER 16. SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE; LIENS

IC 12-14-16
    Chapter 16. Supplemental Assistance; Liens

IC 12-14-16-1
Application of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who receives any ofthe following:
        (1) Supplemental assistance to the aged.
        (2) Supplemental assistance to the blind.
        (3) Supplemental assistance for persons with disabilities.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-2
Certificate filed with county recorder; notice of lien
    Sec. 2. A certificate filed with the county recorder is notice of alien against the recipient and the recipient's estate for any amountrecoverable under this article.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-3
Property subject to lien; duration; priority
    Sec. 3. A lien under section 2 of this chapter:
        (1) is a specific lien in favor of the division and the countyoffice against the real property of the recipient;
        (2) continues from the date of the filing of the notice until thelien is satisfied; and
        (3) takes priority over any other lien subsequently acquired.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.91;P.L.5-1993, SEC.104.

IC 12-14-16-4
Certificate not recorded at length
    Sec. 4. A certificate may not be recorded at length.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-5
Persons notified by filing
    Sec. 5. The filing of a certificate constitutes notice to any personof the rights of the state and county.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-6
Abstract of certificates; separate book
    Sec. 6. The county recorder shall keep a separate book where anabstract of all certificates must be entered.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-7
Abstract book; operation as lien; property subject; subsequentlyacquired property    Sec. 7. The book required by section 6 of this chapter is intendedto operate as a lien upon the real or personal property of therecipient, whether then owned or subsequently acquired.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-8
Abstract book; entries
    Sec. 8. The book must indicate the following:
        (1) The time of filing.
        (2) The name of the recipient.
        (3) The date of the certificate.
        (4) Remarks.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-9
Abstract book; purposes for which used
    Sec. 9. The book may be used only for purposes connected withadministration programs listed in section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-16-10
Filing or entry fees; notation of filing entered upon notice fromdivision or county department
    Sec. 10. A fee may not be charged for the filing of a certificate orthe entry of the abstract. Upon written notice from the division orcounty office, the recorder shall enter a proper notation of the filing.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.92;P.L.5-1993, SEC.105.

IC 12-14-16-11
Lien foreclosure proceedings
    Sec. 11. The division and county office may bring a proceedingin foreclosure on the lien or to make arbitration of the amount due onthe lien if the action protects a public interest. However, with respectto supplemental assistance to the aged, a foreclosure may not becommenced against the homestead of the recipient while occupied bythe recipient or the recipient's spouse, except in case of fraud.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.93;P.L.5-1993, SEC.106.

IC 12-14-16-12
Asserting lien against other claimants or lien holders
    Sec. 12. The division and county office may at any time assert thelien against other claimants or lien holders in protection of thehomestead or other real property of the recipient.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.94;P.L.5-1993, SEC.107.