Civil Code › DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS › PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS › TITLE 14. LIEN › CHAPTER 1. Liens in General › ARTICLE 1. Definition of LiensCivil Code § 2873‹ § 2872§ 2874 ›Copy linkOpen in browserleginfo ↗2873.Liens are either general or special.(Enacted 1872.)