Home/California/Statutes/Code CIV: Civil Code - CIV/Div. 3.: DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS/Title: 14./Part 4.: TITLE 14. LIEN/Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Mortgage/Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General/§ 2939.
California Statutes

§ 2939. — 2939. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.)

California § 2939.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title14.
Part 4.TITLE 14. LIEN
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Mortgage
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General

This text of California § 2939. (2939. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 2939. (2026).

Text

A recorded mortgage must be discharged by a certificate signed by the mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified as prescribed by the chapter on “recording transfers,” stating that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged. Reference shall be made in said certificate to the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

In Re Frazier
448 B.R. 803 (E.D. California, 2011)
24 case citations
Martin v. CitiFinancial Services, Inc. (In re Martin)
491 B.R. 122 (E.D. California, 2013)
7 case citations
Compass Bank v. Petersen
886 F. Supp. 2d 1186 (C.D. California, 2012)
6 case citations
Luchini v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (In re Luchini)
511 B.R. 664 (E.D. California, 2014)
5 case citations

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.

Nearby Sections

2
§ 2939.
2939. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.)
§ 2939.5.
2939.5. (Added by renumbering Section 2939½ by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
California § 2939., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/CIV/2939..