Which office maintains abstracts of judgments for recording against a defendant?

Which office maintains abstracts of judgments for recording against a defendant?

• A. Clerk of the court
• B. County clerk's office
• C. The district court
• D. Tax assessor's office

Answer: (B)

Abstracts of judgments create a lien on the judgment debtor’s real property and must be recorded in the county’s property records. The office that handles recording and maintaining those records is the county clerk’s office, which keeps the real property and lien records for the county. After a judgment is entered by the court, an abstract is prepared and filed with the county clerk to become part of the official record. The clerk of the court is responsible for court records, not the recording of property liens; the district court is the forum where judgments are issued; and the tax assessor’s office handles property values and taxes, not judgments. So the county clerk’s office is the one that maintains abstracts of judgments for recording.

Abstracts of judgments create a lien on the judgment debtor’s real property and must be recorded in the county’s property records. The office that handles recording and maintaining those records is the county clerk’s office, which keeps the real property and lien records for the county. After a judgment is entered by the court, an abstract is prepared and filed with the county clerk to become part of the official record. The clerk of the court is responsible for court records, not the recording of property liens; the district court is the forum where judgments are issued; and the tax assessor’s office handles property values and taxes, not judgments. So the county clerk’s office is the one that maintains abstracts of judgments for recording.