Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 14. LIEN [2872 - 3081]
( Title 14 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 2. Mortgage [2920 - 2968]
( Chapter 2 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General [2920 - 2944.10]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. ) 2939.
A recorded mortgage must be discharged by a certificate signed by the mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified as prescribed by the chapter on “recording transfers,” stating that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged. Reference shall be made in said certificate to the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.)