# Cal. CCP § 323: Section 323

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S323

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. CCP § 323
- **Heading:** Section 323
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 323

## Text

For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title founded upon a written instrument, or a judgment or decree, land is deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases:

1. Where it has been usually cultivated or improved;

2. Where it has been protected by a substantial inclosure;

3. Where, although not inclosed, it has been used for the supply of fuel, or of fencing timber for the purposes of husbandry, or for pasturage, or for the ordinary use of the occupant;

4. Where a known farm or single lot has been partly improved, the portion of such farm or lot that may have been left not cleared, or not inclosed according to the usual course and custom of the adjoining country, shall be deemed to have been occupied for the same length of time as the part improved and cultivated.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. CCP § 315 Section 315](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S315.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 316 Section 316](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S316.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 317 Section 317](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S%5B317.%5D.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 318 Section 318](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S318.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 319 Section 319](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S319.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 320 Section 320](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S320.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 321 Section 321](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S321.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 322 Section 322](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S322.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 323 Section 323](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S323.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 324 Section 324](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S324.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 325 Section 325](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S325.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 326 Section 326](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S326.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 327 Section 327](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S327.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 328 Section 328](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S328.md)

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