§ 5235. Levy upon real property. After the expiration of ten years
after the filing of the judgment-roll, the sheriff shall levy upon any
interest of the judgment debtor in real property, pursuant to an
execution other than one issued upon a judgment for any part of a
mortgage debt upon the property, by filing with the clerk of the county
in which the property is located a notice of levy describing the
judgment, the execution and the property. The clerk shall record and
index the notice against the name of the judgment debtor, or against the
property, in the same books, and in the same manner as a notice of the
pendency of an action.