Period of Lien's Continued Validity — No Revival of Registration

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  1. Once a judgment lien is created by registration as provided in § 25-5-101(b), it will last for the time remaining in a ten-year period from the date of final judgment entry in the court clerk's office.
  2. This section applies to all judgment liens registered on or after May 17, 2000, but in no event shall any judgment lien which had expired on or before May 17, 2000, be deemed to be revived by such registration.

Code 1858, § 2982 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 14, § 2; 1831, ch. 90, §§ 7, 8; 1833, ch. 92, § 6); Shan., § 4710; Code 1932, § 8045; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-506; Acts 1986, ch. 673, § 1; 2000, ch. 725, § 1; 2001, ch. 170, § 1.

Compiler's Notes. Acts 2000, ch. 725, § 2 provided that the act shall apply only to liens executed on or after May 17, 2000.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, §§ 7, 37; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, §§ 27, 30, 34, 36, 39.

Law Reviews.

The Many Lives of a Tennessee Judgment Lien (Stephen M. Sumner), 20 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 31 (1984).


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