§ 27287. — 27287. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 269, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 202, Sec. 3.)

California § 27287.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 2.
• Title 3.: DIVISION 2. OFFICERS
• Part 3.: PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS
• Ch. 6.: CHAPTER 6. Recorder
• Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Documents to be Recorded

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Unless it belongs to the class provided for in either Sections 27282 to 27286, inclusive, or Section 1202 or 1203, of the Civil Code, or is a fictitious mortgage or deed of trust as provided in Section 2952 or 2963 of the Civil Code, or is a fictitious oil and gas lease as provided in Section 1219 of the Civil Code, or is a claim of lien under Section 8416 of the Civil Code or a notice of completion under Section 8182 or 9204 of the Civil Code, before an instrument can be recorded its execution shall be acknowledged by the person executing it, or if executed by a corporation, by its president or secretary or other person executing it on behalf of the corporation, or, except for any power of attorney, quitclaim deed, grant deed, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other document affecting real property, proved by subscribing witness or as provided in Sections 1198 and 1199 of the Civil Code, and the acknowledgment or proof certified as prescribed by law. This section shall not apply to a trustee’s deed resulting from a decree of foreclosure, or a nonjudicial foreclosure pursuant to Section 2924 of the Civil Code, or to a deed of reconveyance.

Legislative History

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 269, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 202, Sec. 3. (AB 2326) Effective January 1, 2013.