HB2555 Summary

• Judgment liens on real property require recording both a certified copy of the judgment and an information statement in substantial compliance with sections 33-961 and 33-967 to become effective.

• Civil judgments in favor of the state are exempt from the requirement to record a separate information statement and become liens upon recording alone.

• Civil judgment liens obtained by the state remain in effect until satisfied or lifted, rather than expiring after five years like other judgment liens.

• Judgments recorded without the required information statement do not become liens until the judgment creditor records an amendment to the recorded judgment containing the complete information statement.

• The exemption for state civil judgments applies retroactively to all judgments in favor of the state regardless of when the judgment was recorded.