Code of Civil Procedure section 1381

All sales, leases or other transactions entered into by the Controller pursuant to this chapter shall be conclusive against everyone, except a purchaser or encumbrancer who in good faith and for a valuable consideration acquires a title or interest by an instrument in writing that is first duly recorded.

Source: Section 1381, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1381. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1381

Original Source: Section 1381, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1381. (last accessed May 12, 2025).