{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2882","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2882","heading":"","body":"No lien arises by mere operation of law until the time at which the act to be secured thereby ought to be performed.","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":"b27e59ba52f3e6f601858db85c500cb28487b4d80757fba899ceebcf171de985","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2881","next":"us-ca/civ-2883"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}