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Title 1: Organization and Jurisdiction | Chapter 5.5: Small Claims Court | Article 8: Satisfaction and Enforcement of Judgment

California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026

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Chapter 1: Courts of Justice in General Chapter 3: Supreme Court Chapter 4: Superior Courts Article 1: Jurisdiction in Limited Civil Cases Article 2: Economic Litigation for Limited Civil Cases Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Small Claims Court Article 3: Actions Article 4: Parties Article 5: Hearing Article 6: Judgment Article 7: Motion to Vacate, Appeal, and Related Matters Article 8: Satisfaction and Enforcement of Judgment Article 9: Administration Article 1: Open Court Access Article 2: Incidental Powers and Duties of Courts Article 3: Judicial Holidays Article 4: Proceedings in Case of Absence of Judge Article 6: Seals of Courts Chapter 7: Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings Chapter 2: Powers of Judges at Chambers Chapter 3: Disqualifications of Judges Chapter 4: Incidental Powers and Duties of Judicial Officers Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice Chapter 1: Trial Jury Selection and Management Act Chapter 2: Court Commissioners Chapter 1: Of Ministerial Officers Generally Chapter 2: Levying Officer Electronic Transactions Act Chapter 3: Phonographic Reporters [269 - 274a] Chapter 1: Attorneys and Counselors at Law
§ 116.810 (a) Enforcement of the judgment of a small claims court, including the issuance or recording of any abstract of the judgment, is automatically suspend… § 116.820 (a) The judgment of a small claims court, or the judgment of the superior court after a hearing on appeal, may be enforced by the small claims court a… § 116.830 (a) At the time judgment is rendered, or notice of entry of the judgment is mailed to the parties, the clerk shall deliver or mail to the judgment deb… § 116.840 (a) At the option of the judgment debtor, payment of the judgment may be made either (1) to the judgment creditor in accordance with Section 116. § 116.850 (a) If full payment of the judgment is made to the judgment creditor or to the judgment creditor’s assignee of record, then immediately upon receipt o… § 116.860 (a) A judgment debtor who desires to make payment to the court in which the judgment was entered may file a request to make payment, which shall be ma… § 116.870 (a) Sections 16250 to 16381, inclusive, of the Vehicle Code, regarding the suspension of the judgment debtor’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle fo… § 116.880 (a) If the judgment (1) was for one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, (2) resulted from a motor vehicle accident occurring on a California highway ca…