(a) The property, both real and personal, of any person charged with a criminal offense shall be bound from the time of his or her arrest or the finding of an indictment against him or her, whichever shall first happen, for the payment of all fines and costs which he or she may be adjudged to pay. However, no such lien shall be enforced unless the county judge of the county in which the judgment is rendered on the criminal charge shall file, or cause to be filed, with the circuit clerk of the county in which the person may own property, and within six (6) months after the rendition of judgment against the person, a notice of lis pendens as provided for in ยงยง 16-59-101 -- 16-59-105, 16-59-107, and 16-66-402 and shall cause suit to be instituted to enforce the lien within two (2) years after the date of the filing of the notice.
(b) The filing of a suit within the time prescribed for filing the notice shall be sufficient compliance with the requirements as to notice.
Section: 16-92-102 16-92-103 16-92-104 16-92-105 16-92-106 16-92-109 16-92-112 16-92-114 16-92-117 16-92-118 16-92-119 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016