California · Government Code

GOV §27236: The recorder shall keep two indices of releases of mortgages, labeled respectively: “Releases of mortgages of real property—mortgagors” and “Releases of mortgages of personal property—mortgagors,” wit

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A recorder must maintain two separate indices of mortgage releases: one for real property mortgagors and one for personal property mortgagors.

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The recorder shall keep two indices of releases of mortgages, labeled respectively: “Releases of mortgages of real property—mortgagors” and “Releases of mortgages of personal property—mortgagors,” with pages thereof divided into four columns, headed respectively: “Parties releasing,” “To whom releases are given,” “Where releases are recorded,” and “Where mortgages released are recorded.”

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