The real estate of any judgment debtor, and such as the judgment debtor may acquire, not exempt by law, shall be held and bound to satisfy any judgment of the district court of the United States rendered in this state and any judgment of the supreme court, court of appeals, superior court, or district court of this state, and every such judgment shall be a lien thereupon to commence as provided in RCW 4.56.200 and to run for a period of not to exceed ten years from the day on which such judgment was entered unless the ten-year period is extended in accordance with RCW 6.17.020(3), or unless the judgment results from a criminal sentence for a crime that was committed on or after July 1, 2000, in which case the lien will remain in effect until the judgment is fully satisfied. As used in this chapter, real estate shall not include the vendor's interest under a real estate contract for judgments rendered after August 23, 1983. If a judgment debtor owns real estate, subject to execution, jointly or in common with any other person, the judgment shall be a lien on the interest of the defendant only. Personal property of the judgment debtor shall be held only from the time it is actually levied upon. [ 2011 c 106 s 4; 1994 c 189 s 3. Prior: 1987 c 442 s 1103; 1987 c 202 s 116; 1983 1st ex.s. c 45 s 5; 1980 c 105 s 3; 1971 c 81 s 16; 1929 c 60 s 1; RRS s 445; prior: 1893 c 42 s 9; Code 1881 s 321; 1869 p 78 s 317; 1860 p 51 s 234; 1857 p 11 s 15; 1854 p 175 s 240.]
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