Title 9: Enforcement of Judgments | Division 2: Enforcement of Money Judgments | Chapter 4: Exemptions | Article 2: Procedure for Claiming Exemptions After Levy
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Title 1: Of the Form of Civil Actions Chapter 1: The Time of Commencing Actions in General Chapter 2: The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property Chapter 3: The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property Chapter 4: General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing Actions Chapter 5: The Commencement of Actions Based Upon Professional Negligence Chapter 6: Time of Commencement of Action After Person’s Death Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Married Person Chapter 3: Disability of Party Article 1: Definitions Article 2: Survival and Continuation Article 3: Decedent’s Cause of Action Article 4: Cause of Action Against Decedent Article 5: Insured Claims Article 6: Wrongful Death Chapter 5: Permissive Joinder Chapter 6: Interpleader Chapter 7: Intervention Chapter 8: Compulsory Joinder Title 3A: Vexatious Litigants Chapter 1: Place of Trial Chapter 2: Reclassification of Civil Actions and Proceedings Chapter 3: Coordination Chapter 1: Definitions and General Provisions Chapter 2: Recordation Service and Filing Chapter 3: Expungement and Other Relief Chapter 4: Withdrawal Chapter 5: Effect of Withdrawal or Expungement of Notice Article 1: Jurisdiction Article 2: Forum Article 3: Jurisdiction in Action Chapter 2: Commencing Civil Actions Chapter 3: Summons Article 1: General Article 2: Persons Who May Serve Summons Article 3: Manner of Service of Summons Article 4: Persons Upon Whom Summons May Be Served Article 5: Proof of Service Chapter 5: Objection to Jurisdiction Chapter 1: The Pleadings in General Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Compulsory Cross-Complaints Article 3: Permissive Joinder of Causes of Action Article 4: Cross-Complaints Article 5: Contents of Documents in Particular Actions or Proceedings Article 1: Objections to Pleadings Article 2: Denials and Defenses Article 3: Time to Respond to Cross-Complaint Chapter 4: Motion to Strike Chapter 5: Summary Judgments and Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings [437c - 439] Chapter 6: Verification of Pleadings Chapter 7: General Rules of Pleading Chapter 8: Variance—Mistakes in Pleadings and Amendments Chapter 1: Words and Phrases Defined Chapter 2: General Provisions Chapter 3: Actions in Which Attachment Authorized Article 1: Right to Attach Order; Issuance of Writ of Attachment Article 2: Noticed Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs Article 3: Ex Parte Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs Article 1: Great or Irreparable Injury Requirement Article 2: Order Determining Right to Attach; Issuance of Writ of Attachment Article 3: Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs Article 4: Claim of Exemption Chapter 6: Temporary Protective Order Chapter 7: Property Subject to Attachment Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Methods of Levy Article 3: Lien of Attachment Article 4: Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy Article 5: Management and Disposition of Attached Property Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Undertakings to Obtain Writ of Attachment or Protective Order Article 3: Undertaking to Obtain Release of Attachment or Protective Order Article 4: Undertaking on Appeal Chapter 10: Liability for Wrongful Attachment Article 1: Examination of Third Person Article 2: Creditor’s Suit Article 3: Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding Chapter 12: Nonresident Attachment Chapter 13: Effect of Bankruptcy Proceedings and General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors Chapter 1: General Provisions Article 1: Words and Phrases Defined Article 2: Writ of Possession Article 3: Temporary Restraining Order Article 4: Levy and Custody Article 5: Undertakings Article 6: Miscellaneous Provisions Chapter 3: Injunction Chapter 5: Receivers Chapter 5A: Undertaking of Persons Handling Private Property or Funds Chapter 6: Deposit in Court Title 7a: Pretrial Conferences Chapter 1: Judgment in General Article 1: Definitions and General Provisions Article 2: Mandatory Time for Service of Summons Article 3: Mandatory Time for Bringing Action to Trial or New Trial Article 4: Discretionary Dismissal for Delay Chapter 2: Judgment Upon Failure to Answer Chapter 3: Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements Article 2: Conduct of the Trial Article 3: The Verdict Chapter 4.5: Voluntary Expedited Jury Trials Chapter 4.6: Mandatory Expedited Jury Trials in Limited Civil Cases Chapter 5: Trial by the Court Chapter 6: Of References and Trials by Referees Article 1: Exceptions Article 1.5: View by Trier of Fact Article 2: New Trials Chapter 8: The Manner of Giving and Entering Judgment Title 8.5: Uniform Foreign-money Claims Act Chapter 1: Short Title and Definitions Chapter 2: General Provisions Article 1: Period for Enforcement of Judgments Article 2: Renewal of Judgments Article 3: Application of Chapter Article 1: Service on Attorney of Creditor or Debtor Article 2: Manner of Service Generally Article 3: Proof of Service Article 4: Application of Chapter Chapter 5: Interest and Costs Chapter 6: Enforcement After Death of Judgment Creditor or Judgment Debtor Chapter 7: Levying Officers Article 1: Enforcement Pursuant to Warrant or Notice of Levy Article 2: Enforcement of Judgment for Taxes Chapter 9: Enforcement of Support Judgments Chapter 10: Enforcement of Judgments by Labor Commissioner Chapter 20: Transitional Provisions Article 1: Property Subject to Enforcement of Money Judgment Article 2: Amount to Satisfy Money Judgment Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Judgment Lien on Real Property Article 3: Judgment Lien on Personal Property Article 4: Execution Lien Article 5: Other Liens Created by Enforcement Process Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Writ of Execution and Notice of Levy Article 3: Property Subject to Execution Article 4: Methods of Levy Article 5: Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy Article 6: Sale and Collection Article 7: Distribution of Proceeds of Sale or Collection Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Procedure for Claiming Exemptions After Levy Article 3: Exempt Property Article 4: Homestead Exemption Article 5: Declared Homesteads Article 1: Short Title; Definitions Article 2: General Provisions Article 3: Restrictions on Earnings Withholding Article 4: Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes Article 5: Procedure for Earnings Withholding Orders and Exemption Claims Article 6: Forms; Employer’s Instructions Article 7: Administration and Enforcement Article 1: Written Interrogatories to Judgment Debtor Article 2: Examination Proceedings Article 3: Creditor’s Suit Article 4: Charging Orders Article 5: Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding Article 6: Assignment Order Article 7: Receiver to Enforce Judgment Article 8: Collection of Judgment Where Judgment Debtor Is Creditor of Public Entity Article 9: Enforcement Against Franchise Article 10: Other Enforcement Procedures Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Judgment for Possession of Personal Property Chapter 3: Judgment for Possession of Real Property Chapter 4: Judgment for Sale of Property Chapter 5: Other Judgments Chapter 1: Definitions Chapter 2: Third-Party Claims of Ownership and Possession Chapter 3: Third-Party Claim of Security Interest or Lien Chapter 4: Hearing on Third-Party Claim Chapter 5: Creditor’s Demand for Third-Party Claim by Secured Party or Lienholder Chapter 6: Third-Party Undertaking to Release Property Chapter 7: Undertakings Chapter 1: Satisfaction of Judgment Chapter 2: Acknowledgment of Partial Satisfaction of Judgment Chapter 3: Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Matured Installments Under Installment Judgment Chapter 1: Actions for the Foreclosure of Mortgages [725a - 730.5] Chapter 2: Actions for Nuisance, Waste,and Willful Trespass, in Certain Cases,on Real Property Chapter 3: Actions for the Recovery of Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Property Chapter 3.5: Actions to Re-establish Destroyed Land Records Chapter 3.6: Cullen Earthquake Act Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Commencement of Action Article 3: Defendants Article 4: Service of Process Article 5: Judgment Article 6: Liens and Encumbrances Article 1: Identity of Person in Chain of Title Article 2: Land Dedicated for Public Improvement Article 3: Right of Entry or Occupation of Surface Lands Under Oil or Gas Lease Chapter 4.6: Actions Concerning Real Property Titles Affected by Public Improvement Assessments Chapter 5: Actions for the Usurpation of an Office or Franchise Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Scope of Action Article 3: Notice and Service of Complaint Article 4: Intervention Article 5: Judge Article 6: Electronic Service Article 7: Case Management Article 8: Basin Boundaries Article 9: Initial Disclosures Article 10: Expert Witnesses Article 11: Written Testimony Article 12: Special Master Article 13: Preliminary Injunction Article 14: Stay Article 15: Physical Solution Article 16: Judgment Article 17: Judgment Binding on Successors Article 18: Continuing Jurisdiction Chapter 8: Actions Against Coowners of Mines Chapter 9: Validating Proceedings Chapter 10: Good Faith Improver of Property Owned by Another Chapter 11: Actions to Recover COVID-19 Rental Debt Chapter 12: Actions for Restitution for or Replacement of Certain Motor Vehicles Article 1: Preliminary Provisions Article 2: Powers of Court Article 1: Complaint and Lis Pendens Article 2: Summons Article 3: Answer Article 4: Parties Article 1: Determination of Interests of Parties Article 2: Determination of Right to Partition Article 3: Determination of Manner of Partition Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Contracts of Referee Chapter 5: Division of the Property Article 1: Manner of Sale Article 2: Sales Procedures Article 3: Consummation of Sale Article 4: Disposition of Proceeds of Sale Chapter 7: Partition by Appraisal Article 1: Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition Article 2: Payment of Costs of Partition Chapter 9: Judgment Chapter 10: Partition of Real Property Act Chapter 1: Releases From and Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Chapter 2: Contribution Among Other Judgment Debtors Chapter 1: Appeals in General Chapter 2: Stay of Enforcement and Other Proceedings Chapter 1: Proceedings Against Joint Debtors Article 1: Preliminary Provisions and Definitions Article 2: General Provisions Article 3: Execution and Filing Article 4: Approval and Effect Article 5: Personal Sureties Article 6: Admitted Surety Insurers Article 7: Deposit in Lieu of Bond Article 8: Bonds to the State of California Article 9: Objections to Bonds Article 10: Insufficient and Excessive Bonds Article 11: Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding Article 12: New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds Article 13: Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties Article 14: Liability of Principal and Sureties Article 15: Enforcement Lien Chapter 3: Offers by a Party to Compromise Chapter 3.2: Time-Limited Demands Chapter 3.5: Confidential Settlement Agreements Chapter 3.6: Agreements Settling Employment Disputes Chapter 3.7: Enrollment Agreements Chapter 4: Motions and Orders Chapter 5: Notices, and Filing and Service of Papers Chapter 6: Of Costs Chapter 7: General Provisions Chapter 8: Declaratory Relief Chapter 9: Actions to Enforce Real Property and Mobilehome Sales Agreements Chapter 10: Computer Assistance Chapter 11: Foster Family Agency Accountability
§ 703.510
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, property that has been levied upon may be claimed to be exempt as provided in this article.
§ 703.520
(a) The claimant may make a claim of exemption by filing with the levying officer, either in person or by mail, a claim of exemption together with a c…
§ 703.530
(a) If property is claimed as exempt pursuant to a provision exempting property to the extent necessary for the support of the judgment debtor and the…
§ 703.540
Promptly after the filing of the claim of exemption, the levying officer shall serve both of the following on the judgment creditor personally or by m…
§ 703.550
(a) Within 15 days after service of the notice of claim of exemption, a judgment creditor who opposes the claim of exemption shall file with the court…
§ 703.560
The notice of opposition to the claim of exemption shall be executed under oath and shall include both of the following: (a) An allegation either (1) …
§ 703.570
(a) (1) The hearing on the motion shall be held not later than 30 days from the date the notice of motion was filed with the court unless continued by…
§ 703.580
(a) The claim of exemption and notice of opposition to the claim of exemption do not constitute an appearance pursuant to Section 1014.
§ 703.590
If the court extends the time allowed for an act to be done under this article, written notice of the extension shall be filed with the levying office…
§ 703.600
An appeal lies from any order made under this article.
§ 703.610
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute or ordered by the court, the levying officer shall not release, sell, or otherwise dispose of the property…