Upon the completion of the service, publication and posting of the summons, as may be required by this chapter, the court has complete jurisdiction over the parties plaintiff or plaintiffs and the entire real property described in the complaint as intended to be affected by the action, and over every entity having or claiming an estate, right, title or interest in or to, or lien upon, all or any part of the property, and shall be considered to have obtained the possession and control of the property for the purposes of the action with complete jurisdiction to render the judgment provided for in this chapter.
§ 751.55.Complete Jurisdiction of Court
Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 3.6. Cullen Earthquake Act · Enacted 1972 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 751.55 gives the court complete jurisdiction over the plaintiffs, the entire described property, and every entity with a claimed interest or lien in it, along with deemed possession and control, once service, publication, and posting required by this chapter are complete.
Full Text of § 751.55
Plain-English Summary
This section performs the same function for Chapter 3.6 that § 751.11 performs for Chapter 3.5. Once the service, publication, and posting this chapter requires (borrowed, per § 751.54, from §§ 751.05 through 751.10) have all been completed, the court's jurisdiction attaches over the plaintiffs, the entire real property the complaint describes, and every entity with a claimed estate, right, title, interest, or lien in any part of it.
The court is also considered to have obtained possession and control of the property for purposes of the action — the same deemed-control mechanism Chapter 3.5 uses — giving it complete jurisdiction to render the judgment described in § 751.60.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the court obtain jurisdiction in a Cullen Earthquake Act action?
Upon completion of the service, publication, and posting of the summons that this chapter requires.
Does that jurisdiction reach every claimant, known and unknown?
Yes, it extends to every entity having or claiming an estate, right, title, or interest in, or lien upon, all or part of the property.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 936.
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.
· Official source
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