Code Civ. Proc., § 697.400 · Article 2. Judgment Lien on Real Property
Code Civ. Proc., § 697.400
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The judgment creditor, judgment debtor, or owner of real property subject to a judgment lien on real property created under Section 697.310, may record in the office of the county recorder an acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment executed as provided in Section 724.060 or a court clerk’s certificate of satisfaction of judgment issued pursuant to Section 724.100. Upon such recording, the judgment lien created under the judgment that has been satisfied is extinguished as a matter of record.
(b) The judgment creditor, judgment debtor, or owner of real property subject to a judgment lien on real property created under Section 697.320, may record in the office of the county recorder an acknowledgment of satisfaction of matured installments under an installment judgment if the acknowledgment is executed as provided in Section 724.250. Upon such recording, the judgment lien is extinguished as a matter of record to the extent of the satisfied installments described in the acknowledgment of satisfaction.
(c) The judgment creditor, the judgment debtor, or the owner of real property subject to a judgment lien, including a property owner described in Section 697.410, may record in the office of the county recorder a release or subordination of a judgment lien on real property if the release or subordination is executed as provided in Section 697.370.
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History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
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Code of Civil Procedure
- Code Civ. Proc., § 697.310Printed as Section 697.310
- Code Civ. Proc., § 697.320Printed as Section 697.320
- Code Civ. Proc., § 697.370Printed as Section 697.370
- Code Civ. Proc., § 697.410Printed as Section 697.410
- Code Civ. Proc., § 724.060Printed as Section 724.060
- Code Civ. Proc., § 724.100Printed as Section 724.100
- Code Civ. Proc., § 724.250Printed as Section 724.250
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