# Ind. Code § 32-33-4-7: Release of lien; filing executed certificate; entry in lien book; lienholders liability

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-7

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 32-33-4-7
- **Heading:** Release of lien; filing executed certificate; entry in lien book; lienholders liability
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-33-4-7

## Text

Sec. 7. (a) To release a lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter, the operator of the hospital that claims the lien must file with each recorder in whose office the notice of the hospital lien was filed an executed certificate:

(1) stating that the claim filed by the hospital for treatment, care, and maintenance has been paid or discharged; and

(2) authorizing the recorder to release the lien.

The hospital shall bear the expense of obtaining a release.

(b) Upon receipt of the certificate, the recorder shall enter in the margin of the record of the lien and the entry book a memorandum of the filing and the date the certificate was filed. This entry constitutes a release of lien for which the recorder shall receive the fee prescribed in IC 36-2-7-10.

(c) If the amount of a lien has been satisfied or paid and subsequently a demand for a release of the lien is made, the lienholder is liable to the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation against whose interest the lien has been filed for twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day that the lien remains in effect after the fifteenth day after the demand for a release of the lien was made.

(d) The operator of the releasing hospital shall mail a copy of the release of lien certificate required under subsection (a) to the department of insurance within ten (10) days after the certificate was filed with the recorder.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.173-2013, SEC.5.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-1 Lien for services or expenses; exception; entry on judgment docket](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-2 Junior and inferior lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-3 Lien for reasonable and necessary charges upon any claims accruing to patient; scope of lien; allowance to patient](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-3.5 Restrictions on hospital lienholder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-3.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-4 Perfecting lien; procedure; contest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-5 Date and hour of filing; endorsement; filing fee; rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-6 Validity of lien; release or settlement of claim; satisfaction of judgment; jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-7 Release of lien; filing executed certificate; entry in lien book; lienholders liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-33-4-8 Limitation on hospital's right](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A33_C4_S32-33-4-8.md)

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