Rule 58B. Satisfaction of judgment.
(a) Satisfaction by acknowledgment.
A judgment may be satisfied by the owner or the owner’s attorney by filing an
acknowledgment of satisfaction in the court in which the judgment was first
entered after payment of the judgment. If the owner is not the original
judgment creditor, the owner or owner’s attorney shall also file proof of
ownership. If the satisfaction is for part of the judgment or for fewer than
all of the judgment debtors, it shall state the amount paid or name the debtors
who are released.
(b) Satisfaction by order of
court. The court in which the judgment was first entered may, upon motion and
satisfactory proof, enter an order declaring the judgment satisfied.
(c) Effect of satisfaction.
Satisfaction of a judgment, whether by acknowledgement or order, shall
discharge the judgment, and the judgment shall cease to be a lien as to the
debtors named and to the extent of the amount paid. A writ of execution or a
writ of garnishment issued after partial satisfaction shall include the partial
satisfaction and shall direct the officer to collect only the balance of the
judgment, or to collect only from the judgment debtors remaining liable.
(d) Filing certificate of
satisfaction in other counties. After satisfaction of a judgment, whether by
acknowledgement or order, has been entered in the court in which the judgment
was first entered, a certificate by the clerk showing the satisfaction may be
filed with the clerk of the district court in any other county where the
judgment has been entered.