Title 9: Enforcement of Judgments | Division 2: Enforcement of Money Judgments | Chapter 3: Execution | Article 6: Sale and Collection
California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026
§ 701.510
Subject to Sections 687.020 and 701.
§ 701.520
(a) Except as provided in this section, any of the following property that has been levied upon shall be collected rather than sold: (1) Accounts rece…
§ 701.530
(a) Notice of sale of personal property shall be in writing, shall state the date, time, and place of sale, and shall describe the property to be sold…
§ 701.540
(a) Notice of sale of an interest in real property shall be in writing, shall state the date, time, and place of sale, shall describe the interest to …
§ 701.545
Notice of sale of an interest in real property, other than a leasehold estate with an unexpired term of less than two years at the time of levy, may n…
§ 701.547
A notice of sale shall contain the substance of the following statement: “Prospective bidders should refer to Sections 701.510 to 701.
§ 701.550
(a) In addition to the notice of sale required by this article, the levying officer shall, at the time notice of sale is posted pursuant to Section 70…
§ 701.555
In addition to the notice of sale required by this article, the judgment creditor may advertise the sale in the classified or other advertising sectio…
§ 701.560
(a) Failure to give notice of sale as required by this article does not invalidate the sale.
§ 701.570
(a) A sale of property shall be held at the date, time, and place specified in the notice of sale, which shall be in the county where the property or …
§ 701.580
The judgment debtor and judgment creditor together may request in writing that a sale be postponed to an agreed day and hour.
§ 701.590
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the purchaser at a sale shall pay in cash or by certified check or cashier’s check.
§ 701.600
If the highest bidder does not pay the amount bid as prescribed by Section 701.
§ 701.610
The levying officer may not be a purchaser or have an interest in any purchase at a sale.
§ 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 r…
§ 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 Se…
§ 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 dat…
§ 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 …
§ 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 documenta…
§ 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 …
§ 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…