California · Civil Code
CIV §[1170.]: Section Eleven Hundred and Seventy.
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Section Eleven Hundred and Seventy. An instrument is deemed to be recorded when, being duly acknowledged or proved and certified, it is deposited in the Recorder’s office, with the proper officer, for record.
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