§ 13-1-8. Duration of lien.  


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  • No lien provided under this chapter shall continue for a period longer than twenty (20) years after the certified copy of an order imposing a fine has been recorded, unless within that time an action is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in an action to foreclose on a lien or for a money judgment. The prevailing party is entitled to recover all costs, including a reasonable attorney's fee, that it incurs in the action. The local governing body shall be entitled to collect all costs incurred in recording and satisfying a valid lien. The continuation of the lien effected by the commencement of the action shall not be good against creditors or subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration without notice, unless a notice of lis pendens is recorded.

(Ord. No. 17-11, § 8, 9-8-11)