Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307 - 1062.20]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS [680.010 - 724.260]
( Title 9 repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS [695.010 - 709.030]
( Division 2 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 2. Liens [697.010 - 697.920]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 2. Judgment Lien on Real Property [697.310 - 697.410]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) 697.310.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a judgment lien on real property is created under this section by recording an abstract of a money judgment with the county recorder.
(b) Unless the money judgment is satisfied or the judgment lien is released, subject to Section 683.180 (renewal of judgment), a judgment lien created under this section continues until 10 years from the date of entry of the judgment.
(c) The creation and duration of a judgment lien under a money judgment entered pursuant to Section 117 or 582.5 of this code or Section 16380 of the Vehicle Code or under a similar judgment is governed by this section, notwithstanding that the judgment may be payable in installments.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 90. Effective September 28, 1998.)