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Code of Civil Procedure § 765.040

ARTICLE 6. Liens and Encumbrances

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 765.040Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 208, Sec. 4. (AB 1267) Effective January 1, 2016.

Any lien or encumbrance claimant who records or files, or directs another to record or file, a lawsuit, lien, or other encumbrance in violation of Section 765.010 shall be liable to the person subject to the lawsuit or the owner of the property bound by the lien or other encumbrance for a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).