Every person claiming a lien under this chapter, shall record in the office of the county recorder for the county in which such leasehold, or some part thereof, is situated, a verified statement setting forth the amount claimed and the items thereof, the dates on which labor was performed or material or services furnished, the name of the owner of the leasehold, if known, the name of the claimant and his mailing address, a description of the leasehold, and if the claimant be a claimant under Section 1203.54, the name of the person for whom the labor was immediately performed or the material or services were immediately furnished. The statement of lien must be recorded within six months after the date on which the claimant's labor was performed or his materials or services were furnished to be effective as to such labor, materials, or services.
§ 1203.58.Statement Recorded By Persons Claiming Liens
Title 4. Of the Enforcement of Liens · Chapter 2.5. Oil and Gas Liens · Enacted 1959 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1203.58 requires anyone claiming an oil and gas lien to record a verified statement with the county recorder describing the claim, the work and dates involved, the owner and claimant, and the leasehold, within six months of the labor, materials, or services the statement covers.
Full Text of § 1203.58
Plain-English Summary
A lien under this chapter doesn't perfect itself. The claimant has to record a verified statement in the office of the county recorder for the county where the leasehold, or part of it, is located.
That statement has to set out the amount claimed and its component items, the dates labor was performed or material or services furnished, the leasehold owner's name if known, the claimant's name and mailing address, and a description of the leasehold. A subcontractor claiming under § 1203.54 also has to identify the person the labor was immediately performed for, or the material or services immediately furnished to.
Timing is strict: the statement must be recorded within six months after the date the claimant's labor was performed, or the materials or services were furnished, to be effective as to that particular labor, material, or service. Work done earlier than six months before recording falls outside what that recording covers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the lien statement recorded?
In the office of the county recorder for the county where the leasehold, or some part of it, is located.
What must the lien statement include?
The amount claimed and its items, the dates of labor, materials, or services, the owner's name if known, the claimant's name and address, a description of the leasehold, and, for a subcontractor's claim, the name of the person immediately above them in the contracting chain.
How soon after the work must the statement be recorded?
Within six months after the date the claimant's labor was performed or the materials or services were furnished, to be effective as to that labor, material, or service.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2020.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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