{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-697.310","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 697.310","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a judgment lien on real property is created under this section by recording an abstract of a money judgment with the county recorder.\n(b) Unless the money judgment is satisfied or the judgment lien is released, subject to Section 683.180 (renewal of judgment), a judgment lien created under this section continues until 10 years from the date of entry of the judgment.\n(c) The creation and duration of a judgment lien under a money judgment entered pursuant to Section 117 or 582.5 of this code or Section 16380 of the Vehicle Code or under a similar judgment is governed by this section, notwithstanding that the judgment may be payable in installments.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS [680.010. - 724.260.]","DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS [695.010. - 709.030.]","CHAPTER 2. Liens [697.010. - 697.920.]","ARTICLE 2. Judgment Lien on Real Property [697.310. - 697.420.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5510b603a3fa28bb25ea779911cd6e38dd9b64cb3739a237d9023a1001653ba1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-697.060","next":"us-ca/ccp-697.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}