§ 8468
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(a)This chapter does not affect any of the following rights of a claimant:
(1)The right to maintain a personal action to recover a debt against the person liable, either in a separate action or in an action to enforce a lien.
(2)The right to a writ of attachment. In an application for a writ of attachment, the claimant shall refer to this section. The claimant’s recording of a claim of lien does not affect the right to a writ of attachment.
(3)The right to enforce a judgment.
(b)A judgment obtained by the claimant in a personal action described in subdivision
(a)does not impair or merge the claim of lien, but any amount collected on the judgment shall be credited on the amount of the lien.