California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 15 - Enforcement Lien

• Section 996.510.
  This article applies to proceedings for the benefit of the state to enforce the liability on a bond executed to, in favor of, or payable...
• Section 996.520.
  The person enforcing the liability may file with the court in the proceedings an affidavit stating the following:(a) The bond was executed by the defendant or...
• Section 996.530.
  The clerk receiving the affidavit shall certify to the recorder of the county in which the real property is situated all of the following:(a) The names...
• Section 996.540.
  (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...
• Section 996.550.
  (a) Any judgment recovered is a lien upon all real property belonging to the defendant situated in any county in which the certificate is filed, from...
• Section 996.560.
  If an agreement to sell real property affected by the lien created by the filing of a certificate was made before the filing of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018