Code Civ. Proc., § [317.] · Chapter 2. The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property
Code Civ. Proc., § [317.]
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section Three Hundred and Seventeen. When letters patent or grants of real property issued or made by the people of this State, are declared void by the determination of a competent Court, an action for the recovery of the property so conveyed may be brought, either by the people of the State, or by any subsequent patentee or grantee of the property, his heirs or assigns, within five years after such determination, but not after that period.
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History
Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 383.
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