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Code · California · Code of Civil Procedure

§ 697.650

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(a)The judgment creditor may by a writing do any of the following:
(1)Release the judgment lien on all the personal property subject to the lien of a sole judgment debtor or of all the judgment debtors.
(2)If the notice of judgment lien names more than one judgment debtor, release the judgment lien on all the personal property subject to the lien of one or more but of less than all the judgment debtors.
(3)Release the judgment lien on all or a part of the personal property subject to the lien.
(4)Subordinate to a security interest or other lien or encumbrance the judgment lien on all or a part of the personal property subject to the judgment lien.
(b)A statement of release or subordination is sufficient if it is signed by the judgment creditor and contains the name and address of the judgment debtor, the file number of the notice of judgment lien, and wording appropriate to bring the statement within one of the paragraphs of subdivision (a). In the case of a release under paragraph
(3)of subdivision (a), the statement of release shall also describe the property being released. In the case of a subordination under paragraph
(4)of subdivision (a), the statement of subordination shall also describe the property on which the judgment lien is being subordinated and describe the security interest or other lien or encumbrance to which the judgment lien is being subordinated.
(c)The filing officer shall treat the filing of a statement of release pursuant to paragraph
(1)of subdivision
(a)of this section in the same manner as a termination statement filed pursuant to Sections 9513 and 9519 of the Commercial Code. The filing officer shall treat the filing of a statement of release pursuant to paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(a)of this section in the same manner as a comparable amendment filed pursuant to Sections 9512 and 9519 of the Commercial Code. The filing officer shall treat the filing of a statement of release pursuant to paragraph
(3)of subdivision
(a)of this section and the filing of a statement of subordination filed pursuant to paragraph
(4)of subdivision
(a)of this section in the same manner as a statement of release filed pursuant to Sections 9512 and 9519 of the Commercial Code.
(d)The fee for filing the statement is the same as that provided in Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
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