{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"762.050","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 762.050","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES [725a. - 871.30.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Quiet Title [760.010. - 765.060.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-10/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Defendants [762.010. - 762.090.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-10/chapter-4/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 15.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person who has a claim to the property described in the complaint may appear in the proceeding. Whether or not the person is named as a defendant in the complaint, the person shall appear as a defendant.</p>","text":"Any person who has a claim to the property described in the complaint may appear in the proceeding. Whether or not the person is named as a defendant in the complaint, the person shall appear as a defendant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/defendants-762-050","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}