{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2948","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2948","heading":"","body":"A mortgage of real property may be made in substantially the following form:\nThis mortgage, made the ____ day of ________, in the year ____, by A B, of _____, mortgagor, to C D, of ______, mortgagee, witnesseth: That the mortgagor mortgages to the mortgagee [here describe the property], as security for the payment to him of _______ dollars, on [or before] the _____ day of ________, in the year ____, with interest thereon [or as security for the payment of an obligation, describing it, etc.] A B.","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 2. Mortgage [2920. - 2968.]","ARTICLE 2. Mortgage of Real Property [2947. - 2955.5.]"],"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":"154112ca9124c92cb4a566658fb601fb08c0f6f12009a32f1593060398cf69e8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2947","next":"us-ca/civ-2948.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}