California § 996.540 - Upon receiving the certificate the county recorder shall endorse upon it the time
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§ 996.540. Upon receiving the certificate the county recorder shall endorse upon it the time
(a) Upon receiving the certificate the county recorder shall endorse upon it the time of its receipt. (b) The certificate shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as notice of the pendency of an action affecting real property.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 996.540 ("Upon receiving the certificate the county recorder shall endorse upon it the time") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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