California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8026

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.

“Lien” means a lien under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) and includes a lien of a design professional under Section 8302, a lien for a work of improvement under Section 8400, and a lien for a site improvement under Section 8402.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 8026 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-6-works-of-improvement/title-1-works-of-improvement-generally/chapter-1-general-provisions/article-1-definitions/section-8026

Other sections in Article 1 - Definitions

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