Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2 (2026)
Issuance after lapse of ten years
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. (a) After the lapse of ten (10) years after:
(1) the entry of judgment; or
(2) issuing of an execution;
an execution can be issued only on leave of court, upon motion, after ten (10) days personal notice to the adverse party, unless the adverse party is absent or a nonresident, or cannot be found.
(b) When an execution is issued on leave of court under subsection (a), service of notice may be made by publication, as in an original action, or in a manner as the court directs. Leave shall not be given unless it is established by the oath of the party or other satisfactory proof that the judgment or part of the judgment remains unsatisfied and due.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Lewis v. Rex Metal Craft, Inc., 831 N.E.2d 812 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).
Lewis v. Rex Metal Craft, Inc., 831 N.E.2d 812 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “Ind.Code § 34-55-1-2 (emphasis added). Because proceedings supplemental are a continuation of the original action, rather than an "action" on a judgment of a court of record, they are not subject to the ten-year statute of limitations within Indiana Code Section 34-11-2-11.”
Arend v. Etsler, 737 N.E.2d 1173 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). “Code § 34-55-9-2; see also Ind.Code § 34-55-1-2. Furthermore, when a judgment has been entered and indexed, it is not a warning of a lien to come, but it is from that very moment a judgment lien.”
House v. First Am. Title Co., 883 N.E.2d 197 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “I.C. § 34-55-1-2. 4 . Security Title’s brief also addresses negligence and statutory claims that House has not asserted in his amended complaint; therefore, we need not address those arguments.”
Austin v. Niblick, 626 F. App'x 167 (7th Cir. 2015). “1997) (concluding that party is barred from executing on judgment after ten years because such execution requires leave of court, see Ind.Code § 34-55-1-2 (formerly § 34-1-34-2), and requesting leave of court is an action on the judgment within the scope of § 34-11-2-11).”
Converging Capital LLC. v. Kevin B Steglich (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). “Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2 ; Williams v. Lyddick, 116 Ind.”
Barbara Chitwood v. John Guadagnoli (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). “I.C. § 34-55-1-2; See, e.g., I.C. § 34-55-1-3(1) (one of three kinds of execution of judgments is execution against property of judgment debtor); Williams v.”
H&s Fin. Inc Assignee of Absolute Resolutions Corp. Assignee of C1 v. Donald Parnell (Ind. Ct. App. 2023). “[14] The Lewis Court examined Indiana Code Section 34-55-1-2, entitled “Issuance after lapse of ten years,” which provides that, after the lapse of ten years after the entry of judgment or issuance of an execution, an execution can be issued only on leave of court.”
Dealer Servs. Corp. v. Albertson (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). “25 Compare Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2 with 10 Del. C. § 4711(b).”
Autovest, LLC v. John Bach (Ind. Ct. App. 2025). “2024) (citing Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2 (1998)). [9] Another panel of this Court recently issued an opinion in a separate but similar case where Autovest was also the appellant.”
— Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2(a) — 2 cases
Converging Capital LLC. v. Kevin B Steglich (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). “Ind. Code § 34-55-1-2 ; Williams v. Lyddick, 116 Ind.”
Barbara Chitwood v. John Guadagnoli (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). “I.C. § 34-55-1-2; See, e.g., I.C. § 34-55-1-3(1) (one of three kinds of execution of judgments is execution against property of judgment debtor); Williams v.”
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