§ 1218 Recording Certified Property Titles

Civil Code·California

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This law lets a certified copy of a property document be filed in any county, and once filed it has the same legal effect as the original.

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•A certified copy can be recorded in any county.
•The recorded copy has the same legal power as the original.
•This applies to any instrument that affects real‑property title.

Example

A homeowner moves from San Diego to Riverside and wants to file a certified copy of their deed in Riverside County.

Because the deed is a certified copy, the homeowner can record it in Riverside County. Once recorded there, it works just like if it had been recorded in San Diego originally.

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§ 1218 Recording Certified Property Titles

A certified copy of an instrument affecting the title to real property, once recorded, or a certified copy of the record of such instrument may be recorded in any other county, and, when so recorded, the record thereof has the same force and effect as though it was of the original instrument. (Amended by Stats. 1913, Ch. 191.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

certified copy instrument affecting the title to real property recorded same force and effect

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1218.

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