Title 9: Enforcement of Judgments | Division 2: Enforcement of Money Judgments | Chapter 2: Liens | Article 3: Judgment Lien on Personal Property
California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026
§ 697.510
(a) A judgment lien on personal property described in Section 697.
§ 697.520
A judgment lien on personal property may be created pursuant to this article as an alternative or in addition to a lien created by levy under a writ o…
§ 697.530
(a) A judgment lien on personal property is a lien on all interests in the following personal property that are subject to enforcement of the money ju…
§ 697.540
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a judgment lien on personal property is a lien for the amount required to satisfy the money judgment.
§ 697.550
The notice of judgment lien on personal property shall be executed under oath by the judgment creditor’s attorney if the judgment creditor has an atto…
§ 697.560
At the time of filing the notice of judgment lien on personal property or promptly thereafter, the judgment creditor shall serve a copy of the notice …
§ 697.570
Upon presentation of a notice of judgment lien on personal property for filing and tender of the filing fee to the office of the Secretary of State, t…
§ 697.580
(a) Upon the request of any person, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate showing whether there is on file in that office on the date and h…
§ 697.590
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Filing” means: (2) “Perfection” means perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien pursuant to Division 9 …
§ 697.600
(a) A judgment lien on personal property has priority over any other judgment lien thereafter created on the property.
§ 697.610
Except as provided in Sections 9617 and 9622 of the Commercial Code, a judgment lien on personal property continues notwithstanding the sale, exchange…
§ 697.620
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Cash proceeds” means money, checks, deposit accounts, and the like.
§ 697.640
(a) The judgment creditor, judgment debtor, owner of property subject to a judgment lien on personal property created under the judgment, or a person …
§ 697.650
(a) The judgment creditor may by a writing do any of the following: (1) Release the judgment lien on all the personal property subject to the lien of …
§ 697.660
(a)If a notice of judgment lien on personal property filed in the office of the Secretary of State appears to create a judgment lien on personal prope…
§ 697.670
(a) The Secretary of State may prescribe, provided that a cost-savings would be achieved thereby: (1) The forms for the notice of judgment lien on per…
§ 697.680
(a) A judgment creditor may apply to the court for an order reinstating a released lien on personal property and its priority at the time of cancellat…