{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"770.020","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 770.020","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 4.5. Special Actions and Proceedings to Clear Title [770.010. - 772.060.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-10/chapter-4.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Identity of Person in Chain of Title [770.010. - 770.080.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-10/chapter-4.5/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 16.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If property is acquired or stands of record in the name of a person who heretofore or hereafter transfers the property under a name other than or different from the name in which the property is acquired or stands of record, a proceeding is authorized to adjudicate and determine the identity of the person in whose name the property is acquired or stands of record and the person who transfers the property.</p>","text":"If property is acquired or stands of record in the name of a person who heretofore or hereafter transfers the property under a name other than or different from the name in which the property is acquired or stands of record, a proceeding is authorized to adjudicate and determine the identity of the person in whose name the property is acquired or stands of record and the person who transfers the property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/identity-of-person-in-chain-of-title-770-020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}