Sec. 1. If:

(1) a court with jurisdiction in Indiana renders a judgment foreclosing a public improvement lien;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-28-9-1

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the sheriff of a county sells the encumbered real estate to satisfy the lien; and

(3) the sheriff has executed a sheriff’s deed for the real estate to a purchaser;

an action to reopen the judgment or invalidate the deed for any cause may not be brought unless the action is filed within one (1) year after the date of the deed.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-9-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.