A Judgment Lien is filed when a Judgment Creditor (secured party) has gone to court and has been awarded a monetary judgment against personal property of a debtor. A Notice of Judgment Lien must be submitted on a JL-1 form and received by the Secretary of State's Office within ten days of the notice date.

This Notice of Judgment Lien (Form JL-1), must be reproduced in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State's Office, including printing on 8 1/2" x 11," white paper.

Submittals that do not conform to the form specifications will be rejected.

Please send the original document only. You will automatically receive an acknowledgement copy of the accepted document and an acknowledgment letter.

Download JL-1 Notice of Judgment Lien & Addendum Forms