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title: "26 U.S.C. § 6322"
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title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
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# 26 U.S.C. § 6322 - Period of lien
## Text
Unless another date is specifically fixed by law, the lien imposed by section 6321 shall arise at the time the assessment is made and shall continue until the liability for the amount so assessed (or a judgment against the taxpayer arising out of such liability) is satisfied or becomes unenforceable by reason of lapse of time.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 779; Pub. L. 89719, title I, § 113(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1146.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1966—Pub. L. 89719 inserted “(or a judgment against the taxpayer arising out of such liability)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1966 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 89719 applicable after Nov. 2, 1966, regardless of when title or lien of United States arose or when lien or interest of another person was acquired, with certain exceptions, see section 114(a)(c) of Pub. L. 89719, set out as a note under section 6323 of this title.