{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2872","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2872","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 14. LIEN [2872. - 3081.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Liens in General [2872. - 2914.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definition of Liens [2872. - 2877.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 74.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A lien is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.</p>","text":"A lien is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/definition-of-liens-2872","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}