23A-40-13. Statement of claim filed--Enforceability of lien.
Immediately upon payment by the chargeable county or municipality, or upon the setting of the public defender's lien by a circuit court judge or magistrate judge, a statement of claim showing the name and residence of the recipient shall be filed by the county auditor or municipal, finance officer in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the recipient resides. A certified copy of the lien may be filed in any other county in which the recipient may have or may acquire an interest in real or personal property. The lien is enforceable, until satisfied or compromised.
Source: SL 1979, ch 159, §37; SL 1980, ch 182; SL 1983, ch 191, §5; SL 1983, ch 192, §3.