57-02-40. Taxes paramount lien on real estate - Statute of limitations not applicable to personal property taxes

57-02-40. Taxes paramount lien on real estate - Statute of limitations not applicable to personal property taxes. 1. Taxes upon real property are a perpetual paramount lien thereon against all persons, except the United States and this state. 2. Taxes upon personal property shall not be affected by any general statute of limitations. 3. A tax lien includes the principal of the tax, and all costs, penalties, interest, charges, and expenses which by law accrue, attach, or are incurred.