Code of Civil Procedure section 874.120

(a)

The costs shall be a lien on the share of the party specified.

(b)

A lien imposed by this section has priority over any other lien on the share except those imposed under this section.

Source: Section 874.120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=874.120. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Sep. 28, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_874.120

Original Source: Section 874.120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=874.120. (last accessed May 12, 2025).