California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 4 — Acquisition of Property, Title 4 — Transfer, Chapter 4 — Recording Transfers, Article 2 — Mode of Recording, Section 1171
Grants, absolute in terms, are to be recorded in one set of books, and mortgages in another.
Notes
Requires absolute grants and mortgages to be recorded in separate sets of recording books, with absolute grants placed in one set and mortgages in another. The provision establishes the categorical separation for recording purposes and states no deadline, monetary threshold, alternative indexing system, or exception to that classification.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Civil Code - CIV § 1171 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/civil-code/division-2/part-4/title-4/chapter-4/article-2/section-1171