Upon presentation of a notice of judgment lien on personal property for filing and tender of the filing fee to the office of the Secretary of State, the notice of judgment lien shall be filed, marked, and indexed in the same manner as a financing statement. The fee for filing in the office of the Secretary of State is the same as the fee for filing a financing statement in the standard form. A notice shall not be filed if it is presented for filing more than 10 days after the date of the notice.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 697.570
Judgment Lien on Personal Property
Known as the Enforcement of Judgments Law
The act spans §§ 680–724 (467 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 499 F. App'x 550 - Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. v. American Commercial Construction, Inc. (2012)
Most recently applied in 499 F. App'x 550 - Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. v. American Commercial Construction, Inc. (September 2012)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2
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