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LR 495
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federal court of sitting in this State or an attested copy
thereof with a registry of deeds within one year after issuance
of the execution shall create creates a lien in favor of each
judgment creditor upon the right, title and interest of each
judgment debtor in all real estate against which a mortgage
would be duly perfected if filed in the registry and which is
not exempt from attachment and execution, subject to any
exemption of the judgment debtor's residence pursuant to section
4422, subsection 1.

 
2. Lien on personal property. The filing of an execution
attested copy of a final judgment duly issued by any state or
federal court of sitting in this State or an attested copy
thereof in the office of the Secretary of State within one
year after issuance of the execution creates a lien in favor
of each judgment creditor upon the right, title and interest
of each judgment debtor in personal property which is not
exempt from attachment and execution and which that is of a
type against which a security interest could be perfected by
the filing of a financing statement with the office of the
Secretary of State, subject to any exemption of the judgment
debtor's personal property pursuant to section 4422.

 
3. Lien on motor vehicles. The filing of an execution
attested copy of a final judgment duly issued by any state or
federal court of sitting in this State or an attested copy
thereof where a proof of transfer would be delivered pursuant
to Title 29-A, section 665, subsection 1, and delivery of an
application pursuant to Title 29-A, section 657, within one
year after issuance of the execution creates a lien in favor
of each judgment creditor upon the right, title and interest
of each judgment debtor in any motor vehicle for which a title
certificate must be obtained pursuant to Title 29-A, chapter
7, subject to any exemption of the judgment debtor's motor
vehicle pursuant to section 4422, subsection 2.

 
4. Amount of lien. A lien created by this section shall
must be in the amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment
together with interest and costs.

 
5. Notice to judgment debtor. A lien created by this
section becomes void and loses its status as a perfected
security interest with respect to the right, title and
interest of any particular judgment debtor and with respect to
any other creditors of the judgment debtor unless the judgment
creditor notifies the judgment debtor by certified or
registered mail sent to the judgment debtor's last known
address on or before the 20th day after filing or recording of
the existence of the lien. The notice must contain the
following:


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