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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES 725a-871.7›CHAPTER 4. Quiet Title 760.010-765.060›ARTICLE 6. Liens and Encumbrances 765.010-765.060

§ 765.040

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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).

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

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