California · Government Code

GOV §27204: Any person who receives a form from the recorder pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 27203, stating that the proffered document is unrecordable, and who subsequently attempts to record the document

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who attempts to record a document after being told by the recorder that it is unrecordable, without a court order, commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.

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Any person who receives a form from the recorder pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 27203, stating that the proffered document is unrecordable, and who subsequently attempts to record the document without an order from the court requiring recordation of that document, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine, or of an infraction punishable pursuant to Section 19.8 of the Penal Code.

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