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CA Govt Code § 27287 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27287.

27287.  Unless it belongs to the class provided for in either Sections 27282 to 27286, inclusive, or Section 1202 or 1203, of the Civil Code, or is a fictitious mortgage or deed of trust as provided in Section 2952 or 2963 of the Civil Code, or is a fictitious oil and gas lease as provided in Section 1219 of the Civil Code, or is a claim of lien under Section 8416 of the Civil Code or a notice of completion under Section 8182 or 9204 of the Civil Code, before an instrument can be recorded its execution shall be acknowledged by the person executing it, or if executed by a corporation, by its president or secretary or other person executing it on behalf of the corporation, or, except for any power of attorney, quitclaim deed, grant deed, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other document affecting real property, proved by subscribing witness or as provided in Sections 1198 and 1199 of the Civil Code, and the acknowledgment or proof certified as prescribed by law. This section shall not apply to a trustee’s deed resulting from a decree of foreclosure, or a nonjudicial foreclosure pursuant to Section 2924 of the Civil Code, or to a deed of reconveyance.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 269, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 202, Sec. 3. (AB 2326) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 27288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27288.

27288.  If the instrument is an agreement for sale, lease, option agreement, deposit receipt, commission receipt, or affidavit which quotes or refers to an agreement for sale, lease, option agreement, deposit receipt, commission receipt, or lease and such instrument claims to, or affects any interest in real property, it shall be executed and acknowledged or proved as provided in Section 27287 by the party who appears by the instrument to be the party whose real property is affected or alienated thereby.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 289.)
CA Govt Code § 27288.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27288.1.

27288.1.  All documents described in this section now or hereafter authorized by law to be recorded in the official records of a county shall contain the following information in addition to any information as may be required by law pertaining to the particular document:(a) If the document effects or evidences a transfer or encumbrance of an interest in real property, the name or names in which the interest appears of record, except that a notice of assessment recorded pursuant to Section 3114 of the Streets and Highways Code, a notice of special tax lien recorded pursuant to Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, and a notice of award of contract recorded pursuant to Section 5248 of the Streets and Highways Code, shall show the name or names of the assessed owners as they appear on the latest secured assessment roll.(b) If the document releases or terminates any interest, right, or encumbrance, it shall contain or have appended thereto all of the names of those persons and entities owning the title or interest being relieved by the document, or the names of the owners of that title or interest as they appeared at the time and in the document creating the interest, right, or encumbrance.(c) In cases where the county tax collector is filing purchaser’s deeds with respect to a sale for defaulted taxes, those documents shall be deemed to constitute compliance with this section.No document subject to this section shall be recorded or indexed in the official records of a county unless it contains the information required by this section as well as any additional information required by law pertaining to the particular document, but the recorder may rely upon the information contained in, or appended to, the document being offered for record. The failure of any document to include all of the names required by this section shall not affect the constructive notice which would otherwise be afforded by the recording of the document. This section shall not apply to a vacation or abandonment by a public agency of a public highway or road.(d) If a document is rerecorded, it shall comply with subdivision (c) of Section 27201.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 406, Sec. 2. (AB 1974) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 27288.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27288.2.

27288.2.  Pursuant to Section 5029 of the Public Resources Code, after March 15, 1993, the county recorder shall record a certified resolution establishing an historical resources designation issued by the State Historical Resources Commission or a local agency, or unit thereof. For previously designated properties, the county may record the certified resolution establishing the historical resources designation upon submission.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 672, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 27289 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27289.

27289.  Whenever a notice is required by law to be recorded for any purpose, it shall be signed by the person giving notice or his agent.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 713.)
CA Govt Code § 27290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27290.

27290.  An instrument proved and certified pursuant to Sections 1198 and 1199 of the Civil Code may be recorded in the proper office only if the original is at the same time deposited therein to remain for public inspection. In those counties where the photographic or microphotographic method of recording is employed, the original instrument, after recording, shall be delivered to the party leaving it for record at his last known address or upon his order.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 317.)
CA Govt Code § 27291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27291.

27291.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 9 of the Commercial Code or any other provision of law, a financing statement to perfect a security interest or agricultural lien may, at the election of the recorder and subject to the conditions of subdivision (b), be recorded instead of filed.(b) A recorder may elect to record a financing statement if all of the following apply:(1) The recorder employs a system of microphotography, optical disk, or other reproduction system that does not permit additions, deletions, or other changes to the permanent record of the original document.(2) All film used in the microphotography process complies with minimum standards of quality approved by the United States Bureau of Standards and the American National Standards Institute.(3) A true copy of the microfilm, optical disk, or other storage medium is kept in a safe and separate place for security purposes.(c) A certified copy of any record stored or retained on microfilm, optical disk, or other reproduction system pursuant to this section shall be admissible in any court to the same extent as the original record.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1003, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 1003.)
CA Govt Code § 27294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27294.

27294.  In all cases the recorder shall endorse the amount of the fee for recordation on the instrument, paper, or notice recorded.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 7. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 27295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27295.

27295.  Where real property acquired by a municipality or a redevelopment agency is to be transferred in accordance with an official redevelopment plan any contract for such transfer and the official redevelopment plan (or such part or parts of such contract or plan as the municipality or agency may determine) may be recorded pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1242.)
CA Govt Code § 27296 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27296.

27296.  (a) The county recorder in each county shall complete a yearly statistical report of documents, including electronically transmitted documents, recorded and filed on the form described in subdivision (b). The report shall be submitted to the office of the Insurance Commissioner. Documents shall be counted and reported in the same manner without regard to method of transmission. The county recorder may either charge for copies of this report or may disburse the report without fee for public information. Certified and noncertified copies of any records issued by the county recorder shall not be included in this report. (b) The standard statistical report form shall be substantially as follows:Documents Recorded and FiledYearDeeds  ........................ Deeds of Trust and Mortgages  ........................ Reconveyances  ........................ Trustee’s Deeds  ........................ Total number of documents recorded and filed  ........................ (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 380, Sec. 1. (AB 2143) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 27297 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27297.

27297.  For purposes of this article, a certificate describing real property and any lien thereon claimed pursuant to law for the costs of abatement of a nuisance upon such property, is an instrument affecting the title to or possession of such property.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 613.)
CA Govt Code § 27297.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27297.6.

27297.6.  (a) Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles County Recorder may, within 30 days of recordation of a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust, notify the parties executing the document by mail. The recorder may require, as a condition of recording, that a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust indicate the assessor’s identification number or numbers that fully contain all, or a portion of, the real property described in the legal description. If the description contains more than one assessor’s parcel, all assessor’s parcels shall be indicated. The form of the entry shall be substantially as follows: Assessor’s Identification Number __-__-__.(b) This section shall not apply to the recordation of any document where the federal government, or state, county, city, or any subdivision of the state acquires title.(c) The failure of the county recorder to provide the notice as permitted by this section shall not result in any liability against the recorder or the county. In the event that the notice is returned to the recorder by the postal service as undeliverable, the recorder is not required to retain the returned notice.(d) Where the county recorder contracts with any party or parties for the performance of the processing or the mailing of the notice, or both, as authorized by this section, the contract shall be awarded by competitive bid. The county recorder shall solicit written bids for the contract in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and all bids received shall be publicly opened and the contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If the county recorder or their designee deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid is not in the best interest of the county, all bids may be rejected.(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 65, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2019, Ch. 165, Sec. 2. (AB 1106) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 27297.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27297.7.

27297.7.  (a) Following adoption of an authorizing resolution by the board of supervisors, the county recorder may, within 30 days of recordation of a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust, notify by mail the party or parties executing the document. The recorder may require, as a condition of recording, that a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust indicate the assessor’s identification number or numbers that fully contain all, or a portion of, the real property described in the legal description. If the description contains more than one assessor’s parcel, all assessor’s parcels shall be indicated. The form of the entry shall be substantially as follows:Assessor’s Identification Number __-__-__.(b) This section shall not apply to the recordation of any document where the federal government, or state, county, city, or any subdivision of the state acquires title.(c) The failure of the county recorder to provide the notice as permitted by this section shall not result in any liability against the recorder or the county. In the event that the notice is returned to the recorder by the postal service as undeliverable, the recorder is not required to retain the returned notice.(d) Where the county recorder contracts with any party or parties for the performance of the processing or the mailing of the notice, or both, as authorized by this section, the contract shall be awarded by competitive bid. The county recorder shall solicit written bids for the contract in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and all bids received shall be publicly opened and the contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If the county recorder or his or her designee deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid is not in the best interest of the county, all bids may be rejected.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 44, Sec. 1. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 27300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27300.

27300.  As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Official record” means the permanent archival record of all instruments, papers, and notices as accepted for recording by a county recorder.(b) “Public record” means a record that is in an electronic format and is an exact copy of an official record except that any social security number contained in the copied record is truncated. The public record shall have the same legal force and effect as the official record.(c) “Truncate” means to redact the first five digits of a social security number.(d) “Truncated social security number” means a social security number that displays only the last four digits of the number.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 627, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 27301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27301.

27301.  (a) The county recorder of each county shall establish a social security number truncation program in order to create a public record version of each official record.(1) The program shall include both of the following components, which the recorder shall implement concurrently:(A) For each official record recorded between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 2008, the recorder shall create in an electronic format an exact copy of the record except that any social security number contained in the copied record shall be truncated. In order to create a public record copy, the recorder shall first truncate the social security numbers in all records that already exist in an electronic format and then create an electronic version of all other records and truncate social security numbers contained in those records. Each group of records shall be handled in descending chronological order.(B) For each official record recorded on or after January 1, 2009, the recorder shall create a copy of that record in an electronic format and truncate any social security number contained in that record.(2) The program may include a component for each official record recorded before January 1, 1980, pursuant to which the county recorder may create a copy of that record in an electronic format and truncate any social security number contained in that record.(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict, delay, or modify access to any official record, or modify any existing agreements regarding access to any official record, prior to the creation and availability of a public record version of that official record. A county recorder shall not charge any new fee or increase any existing fees in order to fund the social security number truncation program pursuant to this article, except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 27361.(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), a county recorder shall not be required to create a public record version of an official record if the fee authorized in Section 27304 is determined by the recorder to be insufficient to meet the cost of creating the public record version. In that case, the county recorder shall determine whether the fee is sufficient to meet the cost of creating a public record version of only a fraction of the official records described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). If the fee is sufficient to meet the cost of creating a public record version of a fraction of the official records, the recorder shall be required to create a public record version of that fraction only.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 27302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27302.

27302.  (a) A county recorder shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of Section 27301 and shall not be liable for failure to truncate a social security number if he or she uses due diligence to locate social security numbers in official records and truncate social security numbers in the public record version of those official records. The use of an automated program with a high rate of accuracy shall be deemed to be due diligence.(b) In the event that a county recorder fails to truncate a social security number contained in a public record, any person may request that the county recorder truncate the social security number contained in that record. Notwithstanding that a county recorder may be deemed to be in compliance with Section 27301 pursuant to subdivision (a), a county recorder that receives a request that identifies the exact location of an untruncated social security number within a specifically identified public record, shall truncate that number within 10 business days of receiving the request. The public record with the truncated social security number shall replace the record with the untruncated number.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 627, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 27303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27303.

27303.  When a public record version of an official record exists, both of the following shall apply:(a) Upon a request for inspection, copying, or any other public disclosure of an official record that is not exempt from disclosure, a county recorder shall make available only the public record version of that record.(b) A county recorder shall publicly disclose an official record only in response to a subpoena or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 627, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 27303.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27303.5.

27303.5.  Notwithstanding Section 27303, a county recorder may provide a copy of a DD214 official record when requested by a person listed in subdivision (b) of Section 6107 and upon certification by that person that a full social security number is required to receive benefits and he or she is authorized to receive a copy as specified in that subdivision.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 382, Sec. 1.4. (SB 194) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 27304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27304.

27304.  (a) Each county may use funds generated by fees authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 27361 to implement a social security number truncation program required by this article.(b) No later than June 1, 2008, the county recorder of each county shall petition the board of supervisors in that county for the authority to levy the fee authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 27361.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that in the interest of enabling county recorders to act expeditiously to protect the privacy of Californians, counties be permitted to seek revenue anticipation loans or other outside funding sources for the implementation of a social security number truncation program to be secured by the anticipated revenue from the fee authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 27361.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 627, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 27305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program|Section 27305.

27305.  (a) To assist the Legislature in monitoring the progress of each county recorder’s social security number truncation program, the County Recorders Association of California, no later than January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, shall submit to the chairpersons of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, and to the Office of Privacy Protection, or any successor agency, a report on the progress each county recorder has made in complying with this article.(b) Upon the Office of Privacy Protection making a determination that all counties have completed the component of the program described in subdivision (a) of Section 27301, the report described in subdivision (a) of this section shall no longer be required.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 627, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)