Part 2: Of Civil Actions

Title 1: Of the Form of Civil Actions §§ 307–309

Chapter 1: The Time of Commencing Actions in General §§ 312–313 Chapter 2: The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property §§ 315–330 Chapter 3: The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property §§ 335–349.4 Chapter 4: General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing Actions §§ 350–363 Chapter 5: The Commencement of Actions Based Upon Professional Negligence §§ 364–365 Chapter 6: Time of Commencement of Action After Person’s Death §§ 366.1–366.3

Chapter 1: General Provisions §§ 367–369.5 Chapter 2: Married Person §§ 370–371 Chapter 3: Disability of Party §§ 372–376 Article 1: Definitions §§ 377.10–377.11 Article 2: Survival and Continuation §§ 377.20–377.22 Article 3: Decedent’s Cause of Action §§ 377.30–377.35 Article 4: Cause of Action Against Decedent §§ 377.40–377.43 Article 5: Insured Claims §§ 377.50–377.50 Article 6: Wrongful Death §§ 377.60–377.62 Chapter 5: Permissive Joinder §§ 378–384.5 Chapter 6: Interpleader §§ 386–386.6 Chapter 7: Intervention §§ 387–388 Chapter 8: Compulsory Joinder §§ 389–389.5

Title 3A: Vexatious Litigants §§ 391–391.8

Chapter 1: Definitions and General Provisions §§ 405–405.8 Chapter 2: Recordation Service and Filing §§ 405.20–405.24 Chapter 3: Expungement and Other Relief §§ 405.30–405.39 Chapter 4: Withdrawal §§ 405.50–405.50 Chapter 5: Effect of Withdrawal or Expungement of Notice §§ 405.60–405.61

Chapter 1: Place of Trial §§ 392–403 Chapter 2: Reclassification of Civil Actions and Proceedings §§ 403.010–403.090 Chapter 3: Coordination §§ 404–404.9

Article 1: Jurisdiction §§ 410.10–410.10 Article 2: Forum §§ 410.30–410.42 Article 3: Jurisdiction in Action §§ 410.50–410.70 Chapter 2: Commencing Civil Actions §§ 411.10–411.35 Chapter 3: Summons §§ 412.10–412.30 Article 1: General §§ 413.10–413.40 Article 2: Persons Who May Serve Summons §§ 414.10–414.10 Article 3: Manner of Service of Summons §§ 415.10–415.95 Article 4: Persons Upon Whom Summons May Be Served §§ 416.10–416.90 Article 5: Proof of Service §§ 417.10–417.40 Chapter 5: Objection to Jurisdiction §§ 418.10–418.11

Chapter 1: Words and Phrases Defined §§ 481.010–481.225 Chapter 2: General Provisions §§ 482.010–482.120 Chapter 3: Actions in Which Attachment Authorized §§ 483.010–483.020 Article 1: Right to Attach Order; Issuance of Writ of Attachment §§ 484.010–484.110 Article 2: Noticed Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs §§ 484.310–484.370 Article 3: Ex Parte Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs §§ 484.510–484.530 Article 1: Great or Irreparable Injury Requirement §§ 485.010–485.010 Article 2: Order Determining Right to Attach; Issuance of Writ of Attachment §§ 485.210–485.240 Article 3: Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs §§ 485.510–485.540 Article 4: Claim of Exemption §§ 485.610–485.610 Chapter 6: Temporary Protective Order §§ 486.010–486.110 Chapter 7: Property Subject to Attachment §§ 487.010–487.030 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 488.010–488.140 Article 2: Methods of Levy §§ 488.300–488.485 Article 3: Lien of Attachment §§ 488.500–488.510 Article 4: Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy §§ 488.600–488.620 Article 5: Management and Disposition of Attached Property §§ 488.700–488.740 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 489.010–489.130 Article 2: Undertakings to Obtain Writ of Attachment or Protective Order §§ 489.210–489.230 Article 3: Undertaking to Obtain Release of Attachment or Protective Order §§ 489.310–489.320 Article 4: Undertaking on Appeal §§ 489.410–489.420 Chapter 10: Liability for Wrongful Attachment §§ 490.010–490.060 Article 1: Examination of Third Person §§ 491.110–491.200 Article 2: Creditor’s Suit §§ 491.310–491.370 Article 3: Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding §§ 491.410–491.470 Chapter 12: Nonresident Attachment §§ 492.010–492.090 Chapter 13: Effect of Bankruptcy Proceedings and General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors §§ 493.010–493.060

Chapter 1: The Pleadings in General §§ 420–422.40 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 425.10–425.55 Article 2: Compulsory Cross-Complaints §§ 426.10–426.70 Article 3: Permissive Joinder of Causes of Action §§ 427.10–427.10 Article 4: Cross-Complaints §§ 428.10–428.80 Article 5: Contents of Documents in Particular Actions or Proceedings §§ 429.30–429.30 Article 1: Objections to Pleadings §§ 430.10–430.90 Article 2: Denials and Defenses §§ 431.10–431.70 Article 3: Time to Respond to Cross-Complaint §§ 432.10–432.10 Chapter 4: Motion to Strike §§ 435–437 Chapter 5: Summary Judgments and Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings [437c - 439] §§ 437c–439 Chapter 6: Verification of Pleadings §§ 446–446 Chapter 7: General Rules of Pleading §§ 452–465 Chapter 8: Variance—Mistakes in Pleadings and Amendments §§ 469–475

Chapter 1: General Provisions §§ 501–501 Article 1: Words and Phrases Defined §§ 511.010–511.100 Article 2: Writ of Possession §§ 512.010–512.120 Article 3: Temporary Restraining Order §§ 513.010–513.020 Article 4: Levy and Custody §§ 514.010–514.050 Article 5: Undertakings §§ 515.010–515.030 Article 6: Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 516.010–516.050 Chapter 3: Injunction §§ 525–534 Chapter 5: Receivers §§ 564–570 Chapter 5A: Undertaking of Persons Handling Private Property or Funds §§ 571–571 Chapter 6: Deposit in Court §§ 572–574

Title 7a: Pretrial Conferences §§ 575–576

Title 8.5: Uniform Foreign-money Claims Act §§ 676–676.16

Chapter 1: Judgment in General §§ 577–582.5 Article 1: Definitions and General Provisions §§ 583.110–583.161 Article 2: Mandatory Time for Service of Summons §§ 583.210–583.250 Article 3: Mandatory Time for Bringing Action to Trial or New Trial §§ 583.310–583.360 Article 4: Discretionary Dismissal for Delay §§ 583.410–583.430 Chapter 2: Judgment Upon Failure to Answer §§ 585–587.5 Chapter 3: Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements §§ 588–599 Article 2: Conduct of the Trial §§ 607–619 Article 3: The Verdict §§ 624–630 Chapter 4.5: Voluntary Expedited Jury Trials §§ 630.01–630.11 Chapter 4.6: Mandatory Expedited Jury Trials in Limited Civil Cases §§ 630.20–630.29 Chapter 5: Trial by the Court §§ 631–636 Chapter 6: Of References and Trials by Referees §§ 638–645.2 Article 1: Exceptions §§ 646–647 Article 1.5: View by Trier of Fact §§ 651–651 Article 2: New Trials §§ 656–663.2 Chapter 8: The Manner of Giving and Entering Judgment §§ 664–674

Chapter 1: Short Title and Definitions §§ 680.010–680.380 Chapter 2: General Provisions §§ 681.010–681.050 Article 1: Period for Enforcement of Judgments §§ 683.010–683.050 Article 2: Renewal of Judgments §§ 683.110–683.220 Article 3: Application of Chapter §§ 683.310–683.320 Article 1: Service on Attorney of Creditor or Debtor §§ 684.010–684.050 Article 2: Manner of Service Generally §§ 684.110–684.140 Article 3: Proof of Service §§ 684.210–684.220 Article 4: Application of Chapter §§ 684.310–684.310 Chapter 5: Interest and Costs §§ 685.010–685.110 Chapter 6: Enforcement After Death of Judgment Creditor or Judgment Debtor §§ 686.010–686.020 Chapter 7: Levying Officers §§ 687.010–687.050 Article 1: Enforcement Pursuant to Warrant or Notice of Levy §§ 688.010–688.050 Article 2: Enforcement of Judgment for Taxes §§ 688.110–688.110 Chapter 9: Enforcement of Support Judgments §§ 689.010–689.050 Chapter 10: Enforcement of Judgments by Labor Commissioner §§ 690.020–690.050 Chapter 20: Transitional Provisions §§ 694.010–694.090 Article 1: Property Subject to Enforcement of Money Judgment §§ 695.010–695.070 Article 2: Amount to Satisfy Money Judgment §§ 695.210–695.221 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 697.010–697.060 Article 2: Judgment Lien on Real Property §§ 697.310–697.420 Article 3: Judgment Lien on Personal Property §§ 697.510–697.680 Article 4: Execution Lien §§ 697.710–697.750 Article 5: Other Liens Created by Enforcement Process §§ 697.910–697.920 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 699.010–699.090 Article 2: Writ of Execution and Notice of Levy §§ 699.510–699.560 Article 3: Property Subject to Execution §§ 699.710–699.730 Article 4: Methods of Levy §§ 700.010–700.200 Article 5: Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy §§ 701.010–701.070 Article 6: Sale and Collection §§ 701.510–701.680 Article 7: Distribution of Proceeds of Sale or Collection §§ 701.810–701.830 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 703.010–703.150 Article 2: Procedure for Claiming Exemptions After Levy §§ 703.510–703.610 Article 3: Exempt Property §§ 704.010–704.235 Article 4: Homestead Exemption §§ 704.710–704.850 Article 5: Declared Homesteads §§ 704.910–704.995 Article 1: Short Title; Definitions §§ 706.010–706.011 Article 2: General Provisions §§ 706.020–706.034 Article 3: Restrictions on Earnings Withholding §§ 706.050–706.052 Article 4: Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes §§ 706.070–706.084 Article 5: Procedure for Earnings Withholding Orders and Exemption Claims §§ 706.100–706.109 Article 6: Forms; Employer’s Instructions §§ 706.120–706.129 Article 7: Administration and Enforcement §§ 706.151–706.154 Article 1: Written Interrogatories to Judgment Debtor §§ 708.010–708.030 Article 2: Examination Proceedings §§ 708.110–708.205 Article 3: Creditor’s Suit §§ 708.210–708.290 Article 4: Charging Orders §§ 708.310–708.320 Article 5: Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding §§ 708.410–708.480 Article 6: Assignment Order §§ 708.510–708.560 Article 7: Receiver to Enforce Judgment §§ 708.610–708.630 Article 8: Collection of Judgment Where Judgment Debtor Is Creditor of Public Entity §§ 708.710–708.795 Article 9: Enforcement Against Franchise §§ 708.910–708.930 Article 10: Other Enforcement Procedures §§ 709.010–709.030 Chapter 1: General Provisions §§ 712.010–712.070 Chapter 2: Judgment for Possession of Personal Property §§ 714.010–714.030 Chapter 3: Judgment for Possession of Real Property §§ 715.010–715.050 Chapter 4: Judgment for Sale of Property §§ 716.010–716.030 Chapter 5: Other Judgments §§ 717.010–717.010 Chapter 1: Definitions §§ 720.010–720.030 Chapter 2: Third-Party Claims of Ownership and Possession §§ 720.110–720.170 Chapter 3: Third-Party Claim of Security Interest or Lien §§ 720.210–720.290 Chapter 4: Hearing on Third-Party Claim §§ 720.310–720.430 Chapter 5: Creditor’s Demand for Third-Party Claim by Secured Party or Lienholder §§ 720.510–720.550 Chapter 6: Third-Party Undertaking to Release Property §§ 720.610–720.660 Chapter 7: Undertakings §§ 720.710–720.800 Chapter 1: Satisfaction of Judgment §§ 724.010–724.100 Chapter 2: Acknowledgment of Partial Satisfaction of Judgment §§ 724.110–724.120 Chapter 3: Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Matured Installments Under Installment Judgment §§ 724.210–724.260

Article 1: Preliminary Provisions §§ 872.010–872.040 Article 2: Powers of Court §§ 872.110–872.140 Article 1: Complaint and Lis Pendens §§ 872.210–872.250 Article 2: Summons §§ 872.310–872.330 Article 3: Answer §§ 872.410–872.430 Article 4: Parties §§ 872.510–872.550 Article 1: Determination of Interests of Parties §§ 872.610–872.640 Article 2: Determination of Right to Partition §§ 872.710–872.730 Article 3: Determination of Manner of Partition §§ 872.810–872.840 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 873.010–873.080 Article 2: Contracts of Referee §§ 873.110–873.160 Chapter 5: Division of the Property §§ 873.210–873.290 Article 1: Manner of Sale §§ 873.510–873.530 Article 2: Sales Procedures §§ 873.600–873.690 Article 3: Consummation of Sale §§ 873.710–873.790 Article 4: Disposition of Proceeds of Sale §§ 873.810–873.850 Chapter 7: Partition by Appraisal §§ 873.910–873.980 Article 1: Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition §§ 874.010–874.050 Article 2: Payment of Costs of Partition §§ 874.110–874.140 Chapter 9: Judgment §§ 874.210–874.240 Chapter 10: Partition of Real Property Act §§ 874.311–874.323

Chapter 1: Actions for the Foreclosure of Mortgages [725a - 730.5] §§ 725a–730.5 Chapter 2: Actions for Nuisance, Waste,and Willful Trespass, in Certain Cases,on Real Property §§ 731–736 Chapter 3: Actions for the Recovery of Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Property §§ 740–749.5 Chapter 3.5: Actions to Re-establish Destroyed Land Records §§ 751.01–751.28 Chapter 3.6: Cullen Earthquake Act §§ 751.50–751.65 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 760.010–760.060 Article 2: Commencement of Action §§ 761.010–761.040 Article 3: Defendants §§ 762.010–762.090 Article 4: Service of Process §§ 763.010–763.040 Article 5: Judgment §§ 764.010–764.080 Article 6: Liens and Encumbrances §§ 765.010–765.060 Article 1: Identity of Person in Chain of Title §§ 770.010–770.080 Article 2: Land Dedicated for Public Improvement §§ 771.010–771.020 Article 3: Right of Entry or Occupation of Surface Lands Under Oil or Gas Lease §§ 772.010–772.060 Chapter 4.6: Actions Concerning Real Property Titles Affected by Public Improvement Assessments §§ 801.1–801.15 Chapter 5: Actions for the Usurpation of an Office or Franchise §§ 802–811 Article 1: General Provisions §§ 830–832 Article 2: Scope of Action §§ 833–834 Article 3: Notice and Service of Complaint §§ 835–836.5 Article 4: Intervention §§ 837–837.5 Article 5: Judge §§ 838–838 Article 6: Electronic Service §§ 839–839 Article 7: Case Management §§ 840–840 Article 8: Basin Boundaries §§ 841–841 Article 9: Initial Disclosures §§ 842–842 Article 10: Expert Witnesses §§ 843–843 Article 11: Written Testimony §§ 844–844 Article 12: Special Master §§ 845–846 Article 13: Preliminary Injunction §§ 847–847 Article 14: Stay §§ 848–848 Article 15: Physical Solution §§ 849–849 Article 16: Judgment §§ 850–850 Article 17: Judgment Binding on Successors §§ 851–851 Article 18: Continuing Jurisdiction §§ 852–852 Chapter 8: Actions Against Coowners of Mines §§ 853–859 Chapter 9: Validating Proceedings §§ 860–870.5 Chapter 10: Good Faith Improver of Property Owned by Another §§ 871.1–871.7 Chapter 11: Actions to Recover COVID-19 Rental Debt §§ 871.10–871.12 Chapter 12: Actions for Restitution for or Replacement of Certain Motor Vehicles §§ 871.20–871.30

Chapter 1: Releases From and Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors §§ 875–880 Chapter 2: Contribution Among Other Judgment Debtors §§ 881–883

Chapter 1: Appeals in General §§ 901–914 Chapter 2: Stay of Enforcement and Other Proceedings §§ 916–936.1

Chapter 1: Proceedings Against Joint Debtors §§ 989–994 Article 1: Preliminary Provisions and Definitions §§ 995.010–995.190 Article 2: General Provisions §§ 995.210–995.260 Article 3: Execution and Filing §§ 995.310–995.380 Article 4: Approval and Effect §§ 995.410–995.440 Article 5: Personal Sureties §§ 995.510–995.520 Article 6: Admitted Surety Insurers §§ 995.610–995.675 Article 7: Deposit in Lieu of Bond §§ 995.710–995.770 Article 8: Bonds to the State of California §§ 995.810–995.850 Article 9: Objections to Bonds §§ 995.910–995.960 Article 10: Insufficient and Excessive Bonds §§ 996.010–996.030 Article 11: Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding §§ 996.110–996.150 Article 12: New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds §§ 996.210–996.250 Article 13: Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties §§ 996.310–996.360 Article 14: Liability of Principal and Sureties §§ 996.410–996.495 Article 15: Enforcement Lien §§ 996.510–996.560 Chapter 3: Offers by a Party to Compromise §§ 998–998 Chapter 3.2: Time-Limited Demands §§ 999–999.5 Chapter 3.5: Confidential Settlement Agreements §§ 1001–1002 Chapter 3.6: Agreements Settling Employment Disputes §§ 1002.5–1002.5 Chapter 3.7: Enrollment Agreements §§ 1002.7–1002.7 Chapter 4: Motions and Orders §§ 1003–1008 Chapter 5: Notices, and Filing and Service of Papers §§ 1010–1020 Chapter 6: Of Costs §§ 1021–1038 Chapter 7: General Provisions §§ 1045–1055 Chapter 8: Declaratory Relief §§ 1060–1062.5 Chapter 9: Actions to Enforce Real Property and Mobilehome Sales Agreements §§ 1062.10–1062.10 Chapter 10: Computer Assistance §§ 1062.20–1062.20 Chapter 11: Foster Family Agency Accountability §§ 1062.30–1062.34