California · Government Code

GOV §27235: The recorder shall keep two indices of mortgages, labeled respectively: “Mortgagees of real property” and “Mortgagees of personal property,” with the pages thereof divided into three columns, headed r

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Recording officials must maintain two separate mortgage indices—one for real property mortgagees and one for personal property mortgagees—with pages organized into three columns.

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The recorder shall keep two indices of mortgages, labeled respectively: “Mortgagees of real property” and “Mortgagees of personal property,” with the pages thereof divided into three columns, headed respectively: “Names of mortgagees,” “Names of mortgagors,” and “Where recorded.”

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