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Code of Civil Procedure § 697.390

ARTICLE 2. Judgment Lien on Real Property

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 697.390Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 538, Sec. 19.

If an interest in real property that is subject to a judgment lien is transferred or encumbered without satisfying or extinguishing the judgment lien:

(a) The interest transferred or encumbered remains subject to a judgment lien created pursuant to Section 697.310 in the same amount as if the interest had not been transferred or encumbered.

(b) The interest transferred or encumbered remains subject to a judgment lien created pursuant to Section 697.320 in the amount of the lien at the time of transfer or encumbrance plus interest thereafter accruing on such amount.