Code of Civil Procedure section 316

No action can be brought for or in respect to real property by any person claiming under letters patent or grants from this State, unless the same might have been commenced by the people as herein specified, in case such patent had not been issued or grant made.

Source: Section 316, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=316. (accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_316

Original Source: Section 316, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=316. (last accessed May 12, 2025).