{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2881","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2881","heading":"","body":"A lien is created:\n1. By contract of the parties; or,\n2. By operation of law.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 14. LIEN [2872. - 3081.]","CHAPTER 1. Liens in General [2872. - 2914.]","ARTICLE 2. Creation of Liens [2881. - 2885.]"],"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":"87b69ae32c577d48edbdb354e1cf24f2301deefbd4f4fab3e091a2ffbf428d02","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2877","next":"us-ca/civ-2882"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}