California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP |
Part 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS |
Title 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES |
Chapter 4. Quiet Title |
ARTICLE 6. Liens and Encumbrances |
Section 765.040.
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Any lien or encumbrance claimant who records or files, or directs another to record or file, a lien or other encumbrance in violation of Section 6223 of the Government Code shall be liable to the owner of the property bound by the lien or other encumbrance for a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 779, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)