TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57607›DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-52203›PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-51298.5›CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land 51200-51297.4›ARTICLE 3. Contracts 51240-51257.5

§ 51248.5

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Whenever any city or county is required to record any contract by this chapter, it may file a fictitious contract. Thereafter, any of the provisions of such fictitious contract may be included by reference in any contract required to be filed by this chapter. The provisions of Section 2952 of the Civil Code relating to the filing, indexing, and force and effect of fictitious mortgages shall be applicable to such fictitious contracts.

(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1120.)

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