California Code
DIVISION 2 - ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS
CHAPTER 3 - Execution

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 699.010. - 699.010. Except as otherwise provided by statute, this chapter governs...

Section 699.020. - 699.020. At any time after delivery of a writ of...

Section 699.030. - 699.030. If personal property sought to be levied upon is...

Section 699.040. - 699.040. (a)If a writ of execution is issued, the judgment...

Section 699.060. - 699.060. (a)The levying officer shall release property levied upon when...

Section 699.070. - 699.070. (a) The court may appoint a receiver or order...

Section 699.080. - 699.080. (a) A registered process server may levy under a...

Section 699.090. - 699.090. If property that is required by law to be...

ARTICLE 2 - Writ of Execution and Notice of Levy

Section 699.510. - 699.510. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), after entry of a...

Section 699.520. - 699.520. The writ of execution shall require the levying officer...

Section 699.530. - 699.530. (a) Upon delivery of the writ of execution to...

Section 699.540. - 699.540. The notice of levy required by Article 4 (commencing...

Section 699.545. - 699.545. A copy of the original notice of levy which...

Section 699.550. - 699.550. In any case where property has been levied upon...

Section 699.560. - 699.560. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

ARTICLE 3 - Property Subject to Execution

Section 699.710. - 699.710. Except as otherwise provided by law, all property that...

Section 699.720. - 699.720. (a) The following types of property are not subject...

Section 699.730. - 699.730. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the principal place of...

ARTICLE 4 - Methods of Levy

Section 700.010. - 700.010. (a) At the time of levy pursuant to this...

Section 700.015. - 700.015. (a) To levy upon real property, the levying officer...

Section 700.020. - 700.020. (a) To levy upon (1) growing crops, (2) timber...

Section 700.030. - 700.030. Unless another method of levy is provided by this...

Section 700.040. - 700.040. (a) Unless another method of levy is provided by...

Section 700.050. - 700.050. (a) To levy upon personal property in the custody...

Section 700.060. - 700.060. (a) To levy upon goods in the possession of...

Section 700.070. - 700.070. To levy upon tangible personal property of a going...

Section 700.080. - 700.080. (a) To levy upon personal property used as a...

Section 700.090. - 700.090. If a vehicle or vessel is levied upon and...

Section 700.100. - 700.100. (a) To levy upon chattel paper, the levying officer...

Section 700.110. - 700.110. (a) To levy upon an instrument, the levying officer...

Section 700.120. - 700.120. To levy upon a negotiable document of title, the...

Section 700.130. - 700.130. To levy upon a security, the levying officer shall...

Section 700.140. - 700.140. (a) Subject to Sections 684.115 and 700.160, to levy...

Section 700.150. - 700.150. (a) Subject to Section 700.160, to levy upon property...

Section 700.160. - 700.160. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a deposit...

Section 700.170. - 700.170. (a) Unless another method of levy is provided by...

Section 700.180. - 700.180. (a) The following property may be levied upon pursuant...

Section 700.190. - 700.190. (a) As used in this section, “final money judgment”...

Section 700.200. - 700.200. (a) To levy upon the interest of the judgment...

ARTICLE 5 - Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy

Section 701.010. - 701.010. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, when a...

Section 701.020. - 701.020. (a) If a third person is required by this...

Section 701.030. - 701.030. (a) At the time of service of a copy...

Section 701.035. - 701.035. A third person who gives a garnishee’s memorandum pursuant...

Section 701.040. - 701.040. (a) Except as otherwise ordered by the court upon...

Section 701.050. - 701.050. After service of a copy of the writ of...

Section 701.060. - 701.060. If the levying officer obtains custody of an instrument...

Section 701.070. - 701.070. If a final money judgment has been levied upon...

ARTICLE 6 - Sale and Collection

Section 701.510. - 701.510. Subject to Sections 687.020 and 701.520, the levying officer...

Section 701.520. - 701.520. (a) Except as provided in this section, any of...

Section 701.530. - 701.530. (a) Notice of sale of personal property shall be...

Section 701.540. - 701.540. (a) Notice of sale of an interest in real...

Section 701.545. - 701.545. Notice of sale of an interest in real property,...

Section 701.547. - 701.547. A notice of sale shall contain the substance of...

Section 701.550. - 701.550. (a) In addition to the notice of sale required...

Section 701.555. - 701.555. In addition to the notice of sale required by...

Section 701.560. - 701.560. (a) Failure to give notice of sale as required...

Section 701.570. - 701.570. (a) A sale of property shall be held at...

Section 701.580. - 701.580. The judgment debtor and judgment creditor together may request...

Section 701.590. - 701.590. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the...

Section 701.600. - 701.600. If the highest bidder does not pay the amount...

Section 701.610. - 701.610. The levying officer may not be a purchaser or...

Section 701.620. - 701.620. (a) Property may not be sold unless the amount...

Section 701.630. - 701.630. If property is sold pursuant to this article, the...

Section 701.640. - 701.640. The purchaser of property at an execution sale acquires...

Section 701.650. - 701.650. (a) When the purchaser of personal property pays the...

Section 701.660. - 701.660. When the purchaser of an interest in real property...

Section 701.670. - 701.670. The certificate of sale or deed of sale shall...

Section 701.680. - 701.680. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision...

ARTICLE 7 - Distribution of Proceeds of Sale or Collection

Section 701.810. - 701.810. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the levying officer...

Section 701.820. - 701.820. (a) Promptly after a sale or collection under this...

Section 701.830. - 701.830. (a) If there are conflicting claims to all or...