If property is sold pursuant to this article, the lien under which it is sold, any liens subordinate thereto, and any state tax lien (as defined in Section 7162 of the Government Code) on the property sold are extinguished.
§ 701.630.Liens Extinguished
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 3. Execution · Article 6. Sale and Collection · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 701.630 extinguishes the lien under which levied property is sold, along with any subordinate liens and any state tax lien on that property, once the sale under this article is complete.
Full Text of § 701.630
Plain-English Summary
Buyers at an execution sale need to know they're getting property free of the liens the sale was meant to satisfy, and § 701.630 supplies that assurance directly. When property is sold under this article, the lien that authorized the sale is extinguished, along with any liens that were subordinate to it and any state tax lien on the property.
That clean break is what makes the purchaser's title under § 701.640 meaningful — the buyer isn't stepping into a chain of liens that survives the sale, at least as to the ones this section wipes out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the lien behind the execution sale once the property sells?
It's extinguished, along with any liens subordinate to it and any state tax lien on the property.
Does this mean the buyer takes the property free of all interests whatsoever?
Only as to the liens described in § 701.630; § 701.640 separately defines what interest the purchaser acquires.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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