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CA Govt Code § 27248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27248.

27248.  (a) The recorder shall keep an index to abstracts of judgments, labeled: “Abstracts of judgments,” each page divided into six columns, headed respectively: “Judgment debtors,” “Judgment creditors,” “Amount of judgments,” “Where recovered,” “Date entered or renewed,” and “When abstract filed.” (b) The recorder shall include in the index referred to in subdivision (a), or shall keep a comparable separate index to, all of the following:(1) Certified copies of judgments payable in installments recorded under Section 697.320 or 697.330 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(2) Acknowledgments of satisfaction of judgment, court clerk’s certificates of satisfaction of judgment, acknowledgments of satisfaction of matured installments under an installment judgment, and releases and subordinations of judgment liens, recorded under Section 697.400 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 115. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
CA Govt Code § 27249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27249.

27249.  The recorder shall keep an index of attachments, labeled: “Attachments,” each page divided into five columns, headed respectively: “Parties against whom attachments are levied (Defendants),” “Parties on whose behalf attachments are levied (Plaintiffs),” “Notices of attachments,” “When recorded,” and “Where recorded.”(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 116. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
CA Govt Code § 27250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27250.

27250.  The recorder shall keep an index of notices of the pendency of actions, labeled: “Notices of actions,” each page divided into three columns, headed respectively: “Parties to the action,” “Notices—when recorded,” and “Where recorded.”(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27252.

27252.  The recorder shall keep an index to the certificates of births, deaths and marriages.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 95.)
CA Govt Code § 27254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27254.

27254.  The recorder shall keep an index of mining locations and of documents affecting them, labeled, “Mining locations,” divided into suitable columns showing the name of locator, date of locations, date of recording, and place where claim is located.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27256.

27256.  The recorder shall keep such other indices as are required in the performance of official duties.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 269, Sec. 10. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 27263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27263.

27263.  When a conveyance is executed by a sheriff or marshal, the name of the sheriff or marshal and the party charged in the execution shall both be inserted in the index. When an instrument, paper, or notice is recorded to which an executor, administrator, or trustee is a party, the name of the executor, administrator, or trustee and the name of the testator, or intestate, or party for whom the trust is held, shall be inserted in the index. The recorder need not index the name of the trustee in a deed of trust or in a partial or full deed of reconveyance. A trustee’s deed given upon exercise of the power of sale under any deed of trust shall be indexed under the names of the original trustor and the grantee named therein.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 5. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 27264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27264.

27264.  The recorder shall provide a separate book called “Record of Patents” or official records in which shall be recorded all patents of land situate in the county, whether issued by the United States or the State, which are offered for record duly executed pursuant to law.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 98.)
CA Govt Code § 27265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 2 - Books|Section 27265.

27265.  Where indexes are compiled by the use of key punch and printing machines, if temporary index sheets are provided for the use of the public before the permanent yearly indexes are compiled, county recorders may destroy said temporary index sheets when the permanent yearly indexes are completed from the same key punch cards as were used in making the temporary index sheets.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 126.)
CA Govt Code § 27279 (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 27279.

27279.  (a) “Instrument,” as used in this chapter, means a written paper signed by a person or persons transferring the title to, or giving a lien on real property, or giving a right to a debt or duty.(b) The recorder of any county may, in lieu of a written paper, accept for recording digitized images, digital images, or both, of a recordable instrument, paper, or notice if both of the following conditions are met:(1) The image conforms to all other applicable statutes that prescribe recordability, except the requirement of original signatures in subdivision (b) of Section 27201.(2) The requester and addressee for delivery of the recorded images are the same and can be readily identified as a local or state government entity, or an agency, branch, or instrumentality of the federal government.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 277, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 27279.1 (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 27279.1.

27279.1.  (a) The recorders of San Bernardino County and Orange County may accept, in lieu of a written paper document, a digitized image of a recordable instrument if both of the following conditions are met:(1) The requester and addressee for delivery of the recorded image meets the criteria set forth in either Section 27279.2 or 27279.3.(2) The county recorder determines that accepting electronically recorded documents from the requester is in the best interest of the county and the public. Factors the county recorder shall consider include, but are not limited to, both of the following:(A) Whether or not the volume and quality of digitized instruments submitted by the requester will be sufficient to warrant electronic recordation.(B) Whether, in order to protect the county and the public, the requester has effective security precautions addressing potential fraud and forging of documents in the electronic recordation process.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that, because of the unique circumstances applicable to the counties referenced in subdivision (a), as regards the present ability of these counties to process digitized images for electronic recordation, a statute of general applicability cannot be enacted within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 463, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 27279.2 (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 27279.2.

27279.2.  For purposes of Section 27279.1, the requester and addressee for delivery of a recorded image may record a digitized image of a recordable instrument if it is an entity, agency, branch, or instrumentality of the state or federal government qualifying under either Section 27279 of this code or Section 2106.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 463, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 27279.3 (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 27279.3.

27279.3.  (a) A requester and addressee for delivery of a recorded image may record a digitized image of a recordable instrument if the requester meets the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 27279.1.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2000.(Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 463, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1999. Section operative January 1, 2000, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 27279.4 (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 27279.4.

27279.4.  (a) The California Attorney General shall appoint an Electronic Recordation Task Force consisting of voluntary representatives from governmental agencies and industry groups specified in subdivision (b) who shall meet on a regular basis to address the technical, legal, security and economic issues associated with electronic recordation. The task force shall make recommendations regarding all of the following:(1) In addition to requesters qualifying under Section 27279.2, which persons and entities should be authorized to digitize and record documents electronically after January 1, 2000, in order to limit real property fraud, forgery, and consumer risks associated with electronic recordation and provide a cost benefit to the county.(2) Guidelines for the standardization of both software and hardware used by counties to ensure maximum efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and maximum use of the electronic recordation process by requesters qualifying under Sections 27279.2 and 27279.3.(3) Appropriate recording fees and other assessments to cover increased costs to both county recorders and requesters.(b) The task force described in subdivision (a) shall consist of representatives from governmental and industry groups, including county recorders, county district attorneys, the Franchise Tax Board, Fannie Mae, the United States Internal Revenue Service, trustees, mortgage bankers, financial institutions, and the title insurance and real estate industries.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 101. Effective October 12, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 27280 (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 27280.

27280.  (a) Any instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded pursuant to this chapter.(b) Any instrument or document submitted for recordation which effectuates a change in ownership may be accompanied by a change in ownership statement as provided for in Section 480 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Upon receipt of such change in ownership statement, the recorder shall transmit, as soon as possible, the original statement or true copy thereof to the county assessor along with the recorded document as required by Section 255.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The change in ownership statement shall not be recorded nor open and available to public inspection and shall at all times remain confidential, except as provided in Section 408 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 242.)
CA Govt Code § 27280.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27280.5.

27280.5.  The names of parties required to be indexed appearing in any instrument, paper, or notice presented for recordation shall be legibly signed, typed, or printed therein before acceptance by the county recorder. The names of all persons executing or witnessing a document shall be legibly signed or shall be typed or printed to the side of or below the signature. The absence or neglect to legibly sign, type, or print the names shall not affect the notice otherwise imparted by recording.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 56.)
CA Govt Code § 27281 (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 27281.

27281.  (a) Deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to a political corporation or governmental agency for public purposes shall not be accepted for recordation without the consent of the grantee evidenced by its certificate or resolution of acceptance attached to or printed on the deed or grant. If a certificate of acceptance is used, it shall be in substantially the following form:This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the deed or grant dated _________ from _________ to _________ , a political corporation and/or governmental agency is hereby accepted by order of the _____ (legislative body) _____ on _____ (date) _____ ,(or by the undersigned officer or agent on behalf ofthe _____ (legislative body) _____ pursuant to authority conferred by resolution of the _____ (legislative body) _____ adopted on _____ (date) _____ ,)and the grantee consents to recordation thereof by its duly authorized officer.Dated ____________________By (b) A political corporation or governmental agency, by a general resolution, may authorize one or more officers or agents to accept and consent to a deed or grant described in subdivision (a).(c) In cases where the county tax collector files purchaser’s deeds with respect to a sale for defaulted taxes, the information contained in those documents shall be deemed to constitute compliance with this section.(d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a deed of trust or other security or regulatory document recorded by or on behalf of a state agency pursuant to a program or activity of the agency authorized by statute or regulation.(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a revocable transfer on death deed.(f) A revocable transfer on death deed that names a political corporation or governmental agency as a beneficiary does not transfer title to that political corporation or governmental agency unless and until the political corporation or governmental agency records a resolution of acceptance or a certificate of consent in a form substantially similar to the form prescribed in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 1. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 27281.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 6 - Recorder|ARTICLE 3 - Documents to be Recorded|Section 27281.5.

27281.5.  (a) Any restriction imposed upon real property on or after January 1, 1982, which restricts either the ability of the owner of real property to convey the real property or the owner of a proprietary leasehold interest to convey such interest and which is imposed by a municipal or governmental entity on real property or a proprietary leasehold interest which is not owned by the municipal or governmental entity, shall be specifically set forth in a recorded document which particularly describes the real property restricted in order to impart constructive notice of the restriction, or shall be referenced in a recorded document which particularly describes the real property restricted and which refers by page and book number to a separately recorded document in which the restriction is set forth in full.(b) Any restriction on the ability of a person to convey real property which is subject to subdivision (a) shall be valid and enforceable only when the requirements contained in subdivision (a) have been met.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed, either directly or by implication, to enhance, diminish, or authorize any municipal or governmental entity to impose a restriction on the ability of a person to convey real property or a proprietary leasehold interest.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 663, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 27282 (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 27282.

27282.  (a) The following documents may be recorded without acknowledgment, certificate of acknowledgment, or further proof:(1) A judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property, authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the court in which the judgment was rendered.(2) A notice of support judgment, an interstate lien, a release of lien, or any other document completed and recorded by a local child support agency or a state agency acting pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).(3) A notice of location of mining claim.(4) Certificates of amounts of taxes, interest and penalties due, notices of state tax liens and extensions thereof executed by the state, county, or city taxing agencies or officials pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and Sections 2191.3, 2191.4, and 11495 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and releases, partial releases, and subordinations executed pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and Sections 2191.4, 11496, 14307, and 14308 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(5) Notices of lien for postponed property taxes executed pursuant to Section 16182.(6) A release or discharge of a lien for postponed property taxes as authorized by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 16180) of Part 1 of Division 4 of Title 2.(7) A fixture filing as defined by paragraph (40) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(8) An order affecting title to or possession of real property issued by a court in an action subject to Section 12527, authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the court in which the order was issued or a copy of that order authenticated by a declaration under penalty of perjury by the Attorney General or by an assistant or deputy of the Attorney General attesting that the contents of the copy are the same as the original order issued by the court.(9) A court certified copy of a satisfaction of judgment.(10) A certificate of correction filed pursuant to Sections 66470 and 66472.1.(11) Any modification document, instrument, paper, or notice to remove a restrictive covenant that is in violation of Section 12955.(b) Any document described in this section, from the time it is filed with the recorder for record, is constructive notice of the contents thereof to subsequent purchasers and mortgagees.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 359, Sec. 4. (AB 1466) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 27283 (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 27283.

27283.  The record of all notices of location of mining claims made prior to March 9, 1897 in the proper office without acknowledgment, or certificate of acknowledgment, or other proof, has the same force and effect for all purposes as if the notices had been duly acknowledged or proved and certified as required by law.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27284 (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 27284.

27284.  Affidavits showing work or posting of notices upon mining claims may be recorded in the recorder’s office of the county where the mining claims are situated.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27285 (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 27285.

27285.  The following documents may be recorded without acknowledgment or further proof:(a) Letters patent from the United States or from the state, executed and authenticated pursuant to existing law.(b) Leases for the development and extraction of minerals, including oil and gas, in which the United States is the lessor, executed on behalf of the United States by the Secretary of the Interior or by any other properly authorized officer or officers.(c) Copies of interdepartmental letters or decisions of the Department of the Interior or of any duly authorized officer or employee thereof approving assignments or surrenders of such leases or encumbrances thereon or canceling any such leases, certified by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior, or by any duly authorized officer or employee having the custody of such letters of decisions.(d) Copies of documents filed with the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior or in any district land office executed and acknowledged in a manner which would entitle them to be recorded and by which any interest in such leases or in the production thereunder is conveyed, assigned, encumbered or quitclaimed, certified by the officer or employee of the Department of the Interior having the custody of such documents.When a copy of any document so certified is recorded, the record has the same force and effect as though it were the record of the original document.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
CA Govt Code § 27286 (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 27286.

27286.  If letters patent have been lost or are beyond the control of any party deraigning title from them, or if for any reason they remain unrecorded, any person claiming title thereunder may cause a transcript of the copy of such letters patent kept by the government issuing them, duly certified by the officer or individual having lawful custody of the copy, to be recorded in lieu of the original, and the recorded copy has prima facie the same force and effect as the original for title or for evidence, until the original letters patent are recorded.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)