California

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

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• § 701.620 — (a) Property may not be sold unless the amount bid exceeds the total of the following amounts: (1) The amount of all preferred labor claims that are required by Section 1206 to be satisfied from the p
• § 701.630 — If property is sold pursuant to this article, the lien under which it is sold, any liens subordinate thereto, and any state tax lien (as defined in Section 7162 of the Government Code) on the property
• § 701.640 — The purchaser of property at an execution sale acquires any interest of the judgment debtor in the property sold (1) that is held on the effective date of the lien under which the property was sold or
• § 701.650 — (a) When the purchaser of personal property pays the amount due: (1) If the property is capable of manual delivery, the levying officer shall deliver the property to the purchaser and, if the purchase
• § 701.660 — When the purchaser of an interest in real property pays the amount due to the levying officer, including any amount required to be paid as a documentary transfer tax pursuant to Section 11911 of the R
• § 701.670 — The certificate of sale or deed of sale shall contain all of the following: (a) The title of the court where the judgment was entered under which the sale was made and the cause and number of the acti
• § 701.680 — (a) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), a sale of property pursuant to this article is absolute and shall not be set aside for any reason.
• § 701.810 — Except as otherwise provided by statute, the levying officer shall distribute the proceeds of sale or collection in the following order: (a) To persons having preferred labor claims that are required
• § 701.820 — (a) Promptly after a sale or collection under this title, the levying officer shall distribute the proceeds to the persons entitled thereto or, in cases covered by Section 701.
• § 701.830 — (a) If there are conflicting claims to all or a portion of the proceeds of sale or collection known to the levying officer before the proceeds are distributed, the levying officer may deposit with the
• § 703.010 — Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute apply to all procedures for enforcement of a money judgment.
• § 703.020 — (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter apply only to property of a natural person.
• § 703.030 — (a) An exemption for property that is described in this chapter or in any other statute as exempt may be claimed within the time and in the manner prescribed in the applicable enforcement procedure.
• § 703.040 — A purported contractual or other prior waiver of the exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute, other than a waiver by failure to claim an exemption required to be claimed or otherwi
• § 703.050 — (a) The determination whether property is exempt or the amount of an exemption shall be made by application of the exemption statutes in effect (1) at the time the judgment creditor’s lien on the prop
• § 703.060 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that generally persons who enter into contracts do not do so in reliance on an assumption that the exemptions in effect at the time of the contract will govern e
• § 703.070 — Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute apply to a judgment for child, family, or spousal support.
• § 703.080 — (a) Subject to any limitation provided in the particular exemption, a fund that is exempt remains exempt to the extent that it can be traced into deposit accounts or in the form of cash or its equival
• § 703.090 — If a judgment creditor has failed to oppose a claim of exemption within the time allowed by Section 703.
• § 703.100 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the determination whether property is exempt shall be made under the circumstances existing at the earliest of the following times: (1) The time of levy on the property
• § 703.110 — If the judgment debtor is married: (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute apply to all property that is subject to enforcement of a money judgment, including the interest
• § 703.115 — In determining an exemption based upon the needs of the judgment debtor and the spouse and dependents of the judgment debtor or an exemption based upon the needs of the judgment debtor and the family
• § 703.130 — Pursuant to the authority of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 522 of Title 11 of the United States Code, the exemptions set forth in subsection (d) of Section 522 of Title 11 of the United S
• § 703.140 — (a) In a case under Title 11 of the United States Code, all of the exemptions provided by this chapter, including the homestead exemption, other than the provisions of subdivision (b) are applicable r
• § 703.150 — (a) On April 1, 2004, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, the dollar amounts of exemptions provided in subdivision (b) of Section 703.
• § 703.510 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, property that has been levied upon may be claimed to be exempt as provided in this article.
• § 703.520 — (a) The claimant may make a claim of exemption by filing with the levying officer, either in person or by mail, a claim of exemption together with a copy of the claim.
• § 703.530 — (a) If property is claimed as exempt pursuant to a provision exempting property to the extent necessary for the support of the judgment debtor and the spouse and dependents of the judgment debtor, the
• § 703.540 — Promptly after the filing of the claim of exemption, the levying officer shall serve both of the following on the judgment creditor personally or by mail: (a) A copy of the claim of exemption.
• § 703.550 — (a) Within 15 days after service of the notice of claim of exemption, a judgment creditor who opposes the claim of exemption shall file with the court a notice of opposition to the claim of exemption
• § 703.560 — The notice of opposition to the claim of exemption shall be executed under oath and shall include both of the following: (a) An allegation either (1) that the property is not exempt under the provisio
• § 703.570 — (a) (1) The hearing on the motion shall be held not later than 30 days from the date the notice of motion was filed with the court unless continued by the court for good cause.
• § 703.580 — (a) The claim of exemption and notice of opposition to the claim of exemption do not constitute an appearance pursuant to Section 1014.
• § 703.590 — If the court extends the time allowed for an act to be done under this article, written notice of the extension shall be filed with the levying officer and, unless notice is waived, shall be served pr
• § 703.600 — An appeal lies from any order made under this article.
• § 703.610 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute or ordered by the court, the levying officer shall not release, sell, or otherwise dispose of the property for which an exemption is claimed until an appeal
• § 704.010 — (a) Any combination of the following is exempt in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500): (1) The aggregate equity in motor vehicles.
• § 704.020 — (a) Household furnishings, appliances, provisions, wearing apparel, and other personal effects are exempt in the following cases: (1) If ordinarily and reasonably necessary to, and personally used or
• § 704.030 — Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the material does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in t
• § 704.040 — Jewelry, heirlooms, and works of art are exempt to the extent that the aggregate equity therein does not exceed eight thousand seven hundred twenty-five dollars ($8,725).
• § 704.050 — (a) Health aids reasonably necessary to enable the judgment debtor or the spouse or a dependent of the judgment debtor to work or sustain health, and prosthetic and orthopedic appliances, are exempt.
• § 704.060 — (a) Tools, implements, instruments, materials, uniforms, furnishings, books, equipment, one commercial motor vehicle, one vessel, and other personal property are exempt to the extent that the aggregat
• § 704.070 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Earnings withholding order” means an earnings withholding order under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 706.
• § 704.080 — (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Deposit account” means a deposit account in which payments of public benefits or social security benefits are directly deposited by the government or its age
• § 704.090 — (a) The funds of a judgment debtor confined in a prison or facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority or confined in any county or city j
• § 704.100 — (a) Unmatured life insurance policies (including endowment and annuity policies), but not the loan value of such policies, are exempt without making a claim.
• § 704.105 — Money held in an account owned by the judgment debtor and established pursuant to the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act (Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Divisio
• § 704.110 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Public entity” means the state, or a city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the state, or a public trust, public corporation, or public boar
• § 704.111 — Alimony, support, and separate maintenance, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor, are exempt.
• § 704.113 — (a) As used in this chapter, “vacation credits” means vacation credits accumulated by a state employee pursuant to Section 19858.
• § 704.114 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service of an earnings assignment order for support, or an order or notice to withhold income for child support on any public entity described in Sectio
• § 704.115 — (a) As used in this section, “retirement plan” means: (1) Private retirement plans, including, but not limited to, union retirement plans.
• § 704.120 — (a) Contributions by workers payable to the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund and by employers payable to the Unemployment Fund are exempt without making a claim.
• § 704.130 — (a) Before payment, benefits from a disability or health insurance policy or program are exempt without making a claim.
• § 704.140 — (a) Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 708.
• § 704.150 — (a) Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 708.
• § 704.160 — (a) Except as provided by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4900) of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, before payment, a claim for workers’ compensation or workers’ compensation awarded or adju
• § 704.170 — Before payment, aid provided pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or similar aid provided by a charitable organization or a fraternal benefit soc
• § 704.180 — Before payment, relocation benefits for displacement from a dwelling which are to be paid pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code or the f
• § 704.190 — (a) As used in this section, “institution of higher education” means “institution of higher education” as defined in Section 1141(a) of Title 20 of the United States Code, as amended.
• § 704.200 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Cemetery” has the meaning provided by Section 7003 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 704.210 — Property that is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment is exempt without making a claim.
• § 704.220 — (a) Money in the judgment debtor’s deposit account in an amount equal to or less than the minimum basic standard of adequate care for a family of four for Region 1, established by Section 11452 of the
• § 704.225 — Money in a judgment debtor’s deposit account that is not otherwise exempt under this chapter is exempt to the extent necessary for the support of the judgment debtor and the spouse and dependents of t
• § 704.230 — Money provided to the judgment debtor by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is exempt without making a claim.
• § 704.235 — (a) A one-time lump-sum payment made from a HOPE trust account, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18997.
• § 704.710 — As used in this article: (a) “Dwelling” means a place where a person resides and may include but is not limited to the following: (1) A house together with the outbuildings and the land upon which the
• § 704.720 — (a) A homestead is exempt from sale under this division to the extent provided in Section 704.
• § 704.730 — (a) The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the ju
• § 704.740 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the interest of a natural person in a dwelling may not be sold under this division to enforce a money judgment except pursuant to a court order for sale obta
• § 704.750 — (a) Promptly after a dwelling is levied upon (other than a dwelling described in subdivision (b) of Section 704.
• § 704.760 — The judgment creditor’s application shall be made under oath, shall describe the dwelling, and shall contain all of the following: (a) A statement whether or not the records of the county tax assessor
• § 704.770 — (a) Upon the filing of the application by the judgment creditor, the court shall set a time and place for hearing and order the judgment debtor to show cause why an order for sale should not be made i
• § 704.780 — (a) The burden of proof at the hearing is determined in the following manner: (1) If the records of the county tax assessor indicate that there is a current homeowner’s exemption or disabled veteran’s
• § 704.790 — (a) This section applies in any case where the court makes an order for sale of the dwelling upon a hearing at which none of the following appeared: (1) The judgment debtor.
• § 704.800 — (a) If no bid is received at a sale of a homestead pursuant to a court order for sale that exceeds the amount of the homestead exemption plus any additional amount necessary to satisfy all liens and e
• § 704.810 — Levy on a homestead that is subject to a lien or encumbrance is not by itself grounds for acceleration of the obligation secured by the lien or encumbrance, notwithstanding any provision of the obliga
• § 704.820 — If the dwelling is owned by the judgment debtor as a joint tenant or tenant in common or if the interest of the judgment debtor in the dwelling is a leasehold or other interest less than a fee interes
• § 704.830 — The provisions of Sections 703.
• § 704.840 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the judgment creditor is entitled to recover reasonable costs incurred in a proceeding under this article.
• § 704.850 — (a) The levying officer shall distribute the proceeds of sale of a homestead in the following order: (1) To the discharge of all liens and encumbrances, if any, on the property.
• § 704.910 — As used in this article: (a) “Declared homestead” means the dwelling described in a homestead declaration.
• § 704.920 — A dwelling in which an owner or spouse of an owner resides may be selected as a declared homestead pursuant to this article by recording a homestead declaration in the office of the county recorder of
• § 704.930 — (a) A homestead declaration recorded pursuant to this article shall contain all of the following: (1) The name of the declared homestead owner.
• § 704.940 — A homestead declaration does not restrict or limit any right to convey or encumber the declared homestead.
• § 704.950 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a judgment lien on real property created pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 697.
• § 704.960 — (a) If a declared homestead is voluntarily sold, the proceeds of sale are exempt in the amount provided by Section 704.
• § 704.965 — If a homestead declaration is recorded prior to the operative date of an amendment to Section 704.
• § 704.970 — Whether or not a homestead declaration has been recorded: (a) Nothing in this article affects the right of levy pursuant to a writ of execution.
• § 704.980 — (a) A declared homestead may be abandoned by a declaration of abandonment under this section, whether the homestead declaration was recorded pursuant to this article or pursuant to former Title 5 (com
• § 704.990 — (a) A declared homestead is abandoned by operation of law as to a declared homestead owner if the declared homestead owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the declared homestead owner execu
• § 704.995 — (a) The protection of the declared homestead from any creditor having an attachment lien, execution lien, or judgment lien on the dwelling continues after the death of the declared homestead owner if,
• § 706.010 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Wage Garnishment Law.
• § 706.011 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Disposable earnings” means the portion of an individual’s earnings that remains after deducting all amounts required to be withheld by law.
• § 706.020 — Except for an earning assignment order for support, the earnings of an employee shall not be required to be withheld by an employer for payment of a debt by means of any judicial procedure other than
• § 706.021 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a levy of execution upon the earnings of an employee shall be made by service of an earnings withholding order upon the judgment debtor’s employer in
• § 706.022 — (a) A judgment creditor shall not enforce an earnings withholding order beyond the period of enforceability as defined in Section 683.
• § 706.023 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter: (a) An employer shall comply with the first earnings withholding order served upon the employer.
• § 706.024 — (a) The amount required to satisfy an earnings withholding order is the total amount required to satisfy the writ of execution on the date the order is issued, with the following additions and subtrac
• § 706.025 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the amount required to be withheld pursuant to an earnings withholding order shall be paid monthly to the levying officer not later than the 15th day of each
• § 706.026 — (a) The levying officer shall receive and account for all amounts paid by the employer pursuant to Section 706.
• § 706.027 — If the judgment pursuant to which the earnings withholding order is issued is satisfied before the order otherwise terminates pursuant to Section 706.
• § 706.028 — (a) “Final earnings withholding order for costs and interest” means an earnings withholding order for the collection only of unsatisfied costs and interest, which is issued after an earlier earnings w
• § 706.029 — Service of an earnings withholding order creates a lien upon the earnings of the judgment debtor that are required to be withheld pursuant to the order and upon all property of the employer subject to
• § 706.030 — (a) A “withholding order for support” is an earnings withholding order issued on a writ of execution to collect delinquent amounts payable under a judgment for the support of a child, or spouse or for
• § 706.031 — (a) Nothing in this chapter affects an earnings assignment order for support.
• § 706.032 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute: (1) If withholding under an earnings withholding order ceases because the judgment debtor’s employment has terminated, the earnings withholding order termi
• § 706.033 — If the writ is returned before the earnings withholding order terminates, on termination of the earnings withholding order the levying officer shall make a supplemental return on the writ.
• § 706.034 — The employer may deduct from the earnings of the employee the sum of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.
• § 706.050 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum amount of disposable earnings of an individual judgment debtor for any workweek that is subject to levy under an earnings withholding orde
• § 706.051 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “family of the judgment debtor” includes the spouse or former spouse of the judgment debtor.
• § 706.052 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), one-half of the disposable earnings (as defined by Section 1672 of Title 15 of the United States Code) of the judgment debtor, plus any amount withheld from
• § 706.070 — As used in this article: (a) “State” means the State of California and includes any officer, department, board, or agency thereof.
• § 706.071 — This chapter does not limit the state’s right to collect a state tax liability except that (a) no levy upon earnings of an employee held by an employer is effective unless such levy is made in accorda
• § 706.072 — (a) A “withholding order for taxes” is an earnings withholding order issued pursuant to this article to collect a state tax liability and shall be denoted as a withholding order for taxes on its face.
• § 706.073 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of this chapter govern the procedures and proceedings concerning a withholding order for taxes.
• § 706.074 — (a) The state may itself issue a withholding order for taxes under this section to collect a state tax liability.
• § 706.075 — (a) This section applies to any withholding order for taxes issued under this article.
• § 706.076 — (a) A withholding order for taxes may be issued pursuant to this section requiring the employer of the taxpayer to withhold an amount in excess of the amount that may be required to be withheld pursua
• § 706.077 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), an employer upon whom a withholding order for taxes is served shall withhold and pay over earnings of the employee pursuant to such order and shall cease to withhold ea
• § 706.078 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the employer shall not withhold pursuant to a withholding order for taxes from earnings of the employee payable for any pay period of such employee that ends
• § 706.080 — Service of a withholding order for taxes or of any other notice or document required under this chapter in connection with a withholding order for taxes may be made by the state by first-class mail, p
• § 706.081 — Except for the forms referred to in Section 706.
• § 706.082 — No review of the taxpayer’s tax liability shall be permitted in any court proceedings under this chapter.
• § 706.084 — Where a warrant, notice of levy, or notice or order to withhold is served on the employer to enforce a state tax liability of a person who is an employee of that employer, it shall be deemed to be a w
• § 706.100 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practice and procedure in proceedings under this chapter except for the state’s administrative hearings pro
• § 706.101 — (a) An earnings withholding order shall be served by the levying officer upon the employer by delivery of the order to any of the following: (1) The managing agent or person in charge, at the time of
• § 706.102 — (a) If a writ of execution has been issued to the county where the judgment debtor’s employer is to be served and the time specified in subdivision (b) of Section 699.
• § 706.103 — (a) The levying officer shall serve upon the designated employer all of the following: (1) The original and one copy of the earnings withholding order.
• § 706.104 — Any employer who is served with an earnings withholding order shall: (a) Deliver to the judgment debtor a copy of the earnings withholding order, the notice to employee of earnings withholding, a copy
• § 706.105 — (a) A judgment debtor may claim an exemption under Section 706.
• § 706.106 — No findings are required in court proceedings under this chapter.
• § 706.108 — (a) If a writ of execution has been issued to the county where the judgment debtor’s employer is to be served and the time specified in subdivision (b) of Section 699.
• § 706.109 — An earnings withholding order may not be issued against the earnings of the spouse of the judgment debtor except by court order upon noticed motion.
• § 706.120 — Except as provided in Section 706.
• § 706.121 — The “application for issuance of earnings withholding order” shall be executed under oath and shall include all of the following: (a) The name, the last known address, and, if known, the social securi
• § 706.122 — The “notice to employee of earnings withholding order” shall contain a statement that informs the employee in simple terms of the nature of a wage garnishment, the right to an exemption, the procedure
• § 706.123 — The “judgment debtor’s claim of exemption” shall be executed under oath.
• § 706.124 — The “judgment debtor’s financial statement” shall be executed as provided in Section 703.
• § 706.125 — The “earnings withholding order” shall include all of the following: (a) The name, address, and, if known, the social security number of the judgment debtor.
• § 706.126 — (a) The “employer’s return” shall be executed under oath.
• § 706.127 — (a) The Judicial Council shall prepare “employer’s instructions” for employers and revise or supplement these instructions to reflect changes in the law or rules regulating the withholding of earnings
• § 706.128 — The “judgment creditor’s notice of opposition to the claim of exemption” shall be executed under oath and shall include all of the following: (a) The name, last known address, and, if known, the socia
• § 706.129 — The levying officer shall have copies of the forms for the “judgment debtor’s claim of exemption” and “judgment debtor’s financial statement” available at the levying officer’s office for distribution
• § 706.151 — The Judicial Council may perform all acts required by the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor as conditions to exemption of this state from the earning
• § 706.152 — If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying
• § 706.153 — (a) No employer shall defer or accelerate any payment of earnings to an employee with the intent to defeat or diminish the judgment creditor’s rights under an earnings withholding order issued pursuan
• § 706.154 — (a) If an employer fails to withhold or to pay over the amount the employer is required to withhold and pay over pursuant to this chapter, the judgment creditor may bring a civil action against the em
• § 708.010 — (a) Except as provided in this section and in subdivision (b) of Section 708.
• § 708.020 — (a) The judgment creditor may propound written interrogatories to the judgment debtor, in the manner provided in Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 2030.
• § 708.030 — (a) The judgment creditor may demand that any judgment debtor produce and permit the party making the demand, or someone acting on that party’s behalf, to inspect and to copy a document that is in the
• § 708.110 — (a) The judgment creditor may apply to the proper court for an order requiring the judgment debtor to appear before the court, or before a referee appointed by the court, at a time and place specified
• § 708.111 — (a) This section applies to an application pursuant to Section 708.
• § 708.120 — (a) Upon ex parte application by a judgment creditor who has a money judgment and proof by the judgment creditor by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the proper court that a third person h
• § 708.130 — (a) Witnesses may be required to appear and testify before the court or referee in an examination proceeding under this article in the same manner as upon the trial of an issue.
• § 708.140 — (a) The examination proceedings authorized by this article may be conducted by a referee appointed by the court.
• § 708.150 — (a) (1) If a corporation, partnership, association, trust, limited liability company, or other organization is served with an order to appear for an examination, it shall designate to appear and be ex
• § 708.160 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the proper court for examination of a person under this article is the court in which the money judgment is entered.
• § 708.170 — (a) If an order requiring a person to appear for an examination under subdivision (e) of Section 708.
• § 708.180 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a third person examined pursuant to Section 708.
• § 708.190 — The court may permit a person claiming an interest in the property or debt sought to be applied in an examination proceeding to intervene in the proceeding and may determine the person’s rights in the
• § 708.200 — In any proceeding under this article, the court may, on motion of the person to be examined or on its own motion, make such protective orders as justice may require.
• § 708.205 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the conclusion of a proceeding pursuant to this article, the court may order the judgment debtor’s interest in the property in the possession or under the
• § 708.210 — If a third person has possession or control of property in which the judgment debtor has an interest or is indebted to the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor may bring an action against the third
• § 708.220 — The judgment debtor shall be joined in an action brought pursuant to this article but is not an indispensable party.
• § 708.230 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an action shall be commenced pursuant to this article before the expiration of the later of the following times: (1) The time when the judgment debtor may br
• § 708.240 — The judgment creditor may apply to the court in which an action under this article is pending for either or both of the following: (a) An order restraining the third person from transferring to the ju
• § 708.250 — Service of summons on the third person creates a lien on the interest of the judgment debtor in the property or on the debt owed to the judgment debtor that is the subject of an action under this arti
• § 708.260 — (a) In an action brought pursuant to this article, the judgment debtor may claim that all or any portion of the property or debt is exempt from enforcement of a money judgment.
• § 708.270 — There is no right to a jury trial in an action under this article.
• § 708.280 — (a) The court shall determine any exemption claim made in the action.
• § 708.290 — Costs incurred by or taxed against the judgment creditor in an action under this article may not be recovered from the judgment debtor as a cost of enforcing the judgment.
• § 708.310 — If a money judgment is rendered against a partner or member but not against the partnership or limited liability company, the judgment debtor’s interest in the partnership or limited liability company
• § 708.320 — (a) A lien on a judgment debtor’s interest in a partnership or limited liability company is created by service of a notice of motion for a charging order on the judgment debtor and on either of the fo
• § 708.410 — (a) A judgment creditor who has a money judgment against a judgment debtor who is a party to a pending action or special proceeding may obtain a lien under this article, to the extent required to sati
• § 708.420 — The notice of lien under Section 708.
• § 708.430 — (a) The court in which the action or special proceeding is pending may permit a judgment creditor who has obtained a lien under this article to intervene in the action or proceeding pursuant to Sectio
• § 708.440 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 708.
• § 708.450 — (a) If a lien is created under this article, the judgment debtor may claim that all or any portion of the money or property that the judgment debtor may recover in the action or special proceeding is
• § 708.460 — (a) If a lien is created pursuant to this article, the court clerk shall endorse upon the judgment recovered in the action or special proceeding a statement of the existence of the lien and the time i
• § 708.470 — (a) If the judgment debtor is entitled to money or property under the judgment in the action or special proceeding and a lien created under this article exists, upon application of any party to the ac
• § 708.480 — A lien created under this article may be enforced by any applicable procedure: (a) After the judgment subject to the lien is entered and the time for appeal from the judgment has expired.
• § 708.510 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, upon application of the judgment creditor on noticed motion, the court may order the judgment debtor to assign to the judgment creditor or to a receiver appoin
• § 708.520 — (a) When an application is made pursuant to Section 708.
• § 708.530 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the effect and priority of an assignment ordered pursuant to this article is governed by Section 955.
• § 708.540 — The rights of an obligor are not affected by an order assigning the right to payment until notice of the order is received by the obligor.
• § 708.550 — (a) The judgment debtor may claim that all or a portion of the right to payment is exempt from enforcement of a money judgment by application to the court on noticed motion filed not later than three
• § 708.560 — (a) Either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor may apply to the court on noticed motion for an order to modify or set aside the assignment order.
• § 708.610 — The provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 564) and Chapter 5a (commencing with Section 571) of Title 7 govern the appointment, qualifications, powers, rights, and duties of a receiver appoi
• § 708.620 — The court may appoint a receiver to enforce the judgment where the judgment creditor shows that, considering the interests of both the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, the appointment of a r
• § 708.630 — (a) The judgment debtor’s interest in an alcoholic beverage license may be applied to the satisfaction of a money judgment only as provided in this section.
• § 708.710 — As used in this article: (a) “Local public entity” means any public entity other than the state.
• § 708.720 — (a) If a public entity owes money to the judgment debtor, the obligation of the public entity may be applied to the satisfaction of the money judgment against the judgment debtor only in the manner pr
• § 708.730 — (a) If money is owing and unpaid to the judgment debtor by a public entity, the judgment creditor may file, in the manner provided in this article, an abstract of the money judgment or a certified cop
• § 708.740 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), if money is owing and unpaid to the judgment debtor by a state agency, the judgment creditor shall file the abstract or certified copy of the judgment and th
• § 708.750 — If money is owing and unpaid to the judgment debtor by a public entity other than a state agency, the judgment creditor shall file the abstract or certified copy of the judgment and the affidavit with
• § 708.755 — (a) Upon compliance with this section, the lien of a judgment creditor pursuant to this article is created against a lottery prize to be paid in annual installments and shall continue in force and eff
• § 708.760 — (a) If the judgment debtor named in the abstract or certified copy of the judgment filed pursuant to this article is a contractor upon a public work, the cost of which is to be paid out of public mone
• § 708.770 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (g), promptly after deposit with the court by the public entity, the court clerk shall cause a notice of deposit to be served on the judgment debtor.
• § 708.775 — After the expiration of the period allowed for claiming an exemption under Section 708.