DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 1000-1422›TITLE 4. TRANSFER 1039-1231›CHAPTER 4. Recording Transfers 1169-1220›ARTICLE 2. Mode of Recording 1169-1173

§ [1170.]

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Section Eleven Hundred and Seventy. An instrument is deemed to be recorded when, being duly acknowledged or proved and certified, it is deposited in the Recorder’s office, with the proper officer, for record.

(Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

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