DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 14. LIEN 2872-3081›CHAPTER 1. Liens in General 2872-2914›ARTICLE 1. Definition of Liens 2872-2877

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California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A lien is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.

(Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 74.)

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