California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 996.540

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 998, Sec. 1.
(a)Upon receiving the certificate the county recorder shall endorse upon it the time of its receipt.
(b)The certificate shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as notice of the pendency of an action affecting real property.

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.540 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-14-of-miscellaneous-provisions/chapter-2-bonds-and-undertakings/article-15-enforcement-lien/section-996.540

Other sections in Article 15 - Enforcement Lien

§ 996.510§ 996.520§ 996.530§ 996.540§ 996.550§ 996.560

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