Cal. Codes » Civil Code / DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS / PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS / TITLE 14. LIEN / CHAPTER 4. Hospital Liens
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Cal. Civil Code § 3045.3 (2026)

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A lien shall not be effective, however, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured person, the date of the accident, the name and location of the hospital, the amount claimed as reasonable and necessary charges, and the name of each person, firm, or corporation known to the hospital and alleged to be liable to the injured person for the injuries received, is delivered or is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to each person, firm, or corporation known to the hospital and alleged to be liable to the injured person for the injuries sustained prior to the payment of any moneys to the injured person, his attorney, or legal representative as compensation for the injuries.

The hospital shall, also, deliver or mail by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice to any insurance carrier known to the hospital which has insured the person, firm, or corporation alleged to be liable to the injured person against the liability. The person, firm, or corporation alleged to be liable to the injured person shall, upon request of the hospital, disclose to the hospital the name of the insurance carrier which has insured it against the liability.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2003–2014 · leading case: Weston Reid, LLC v. Am. Ins. Grp., Inc., 174 Cal. App. 4th 940 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009).
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Weston Reid, LLC v. Am. Ins. Grp., Inc., 174 Cal. App. 4th 940 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “” Civil Code section 3045.3 deals with the proper notices of the lien: “A lien shall not be effective, however, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured person, the date of the accident, the name and location of the hospital, the amount claimed as…”
Dameron Hosp. Ass'n v. AAA N. California Nevada & Utah Ins. Exch., 229 Cal. App. 4th 549 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” For the HLA lien to become effective, the hospital must serve written notice of “the amount claimed as reasonable and necessary charges” on each person or entity “known to the hospital and alleged to be liable to the injured person .”
Emma Mercado v. Allstate Ins. Co., 340 F.3d 824 (9th Cir. 2003). “Cal. Civ.Code § 3045.3 (emphasis added).”
Graciano v. Mercury Gen. Corp. CA4/1, 231 Cal. App. 4th 414 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “(Civ. Code, § 3045.3, italics added.) Thus, at the time of the offer, CAIC could not “rule out the potential of a hospital lien from Palomar hospital.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA Nor. Cal., Nev. & Utah Ins. Exc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.3.) The HLA notice must also be served on any known liability insurers responsible for the actions of the alleged tortfeasors.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA Nor. Cal., Nev. & Utah Ins. Exc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.3.) The HLA notice must also be served on any known liability insurers responsible for the actions of the alleged tortfeasors.”
Graciano v. Mercury Gen. Corp. (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “(Civ. Code, § 3045.3, italics added.) Thus, at the time of the offer, CAIC could not "rule out the potential of a hospital lien from Palomar hospital.”
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