Government Code section 27203.5

If the recorder willfully and maliciously commits any of the acts described in Section 27203 or derives a personal financial benefit from committing any of those acts, the recorder is liable to the party aggrieved for three times the amount of damages occasioned thereby.

Source: Section 27203.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27203.5. (updated Jan. 1, 2016; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_27203.5

Original Source: Section 27203.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27203.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).