SECTIONS 695.010-695.070 - California Statutes

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

SECTION 695.010-695.070

695.010. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all property of
the judgment debtor is subject to enforcement of a money judgment.
(b) If property of the judgment debtor was attached in the action
but was transferred before entry of the money judgment in favor of
the judgment creditor, the property is subject to enforcement of the
money judgment so long as the attachment lien remains effective.

695.020. (a) Community property is subject to enforcement of a
money judgment as provided in the Family Code.
(b) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, if
community property that is subject to enforcement of a money judgment
is sought to be applied to the satisfaction of a money judgment:
(1) Any provision of this division that applies to the property of
the judgment debtor or to obligations owed to the judgment debtor
also applies to the community property interest of the spouse of the
judgment debtor and to obligations owed to the other spouse that are
community property.
(2) Any provision of this division that applies to property in the
possession or under the control of the judgment debtor also applies
to community property in the possession or under the control of the
spouse of the judgment debtor.

695.030. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, property of
the judgment debtor that is not assignable or transferable is not
subject to enforcement of a money judgment.
(b) The following property is subject to enforcement of a money
judgment:
(1) An interest in a trust, to the extent provided by law.
(2) A cause of action for money or property that is the subject of
a pending action or special proceeding.

695.035. (a) A lessee's interest in real property may be applied to
the satisfaction of a money judgment in any of the following
circumstances:
(1) If the lessee has the right voluntarily to sublet the property
or assign the interest in the lease.
(2) If the lessee has the right voluntarily to sublet the property
or assign the interest in the lease subject to standards or
conditions and the purchaser at the execution sale or other assignee
agrees to comply with the standards or conditions that would have had
to be complied with had the lessee voluntarily sublet the property
or assigned the interest in the lease.
(3) If the lessee has the right voluntarily to sublet the property
or assign the interest in the lease with the consent of the lessor,
in which case the obligation of the lessor to consent to the
assignment is subject to the same standard that would apply had the
lessee voluntarily sublet the property or assigned the interest in
the lease.
(4) In any other case, if the lessor consents in writing.
(b) A provision in a lease for the termination or modification of
the lease upon an involuntary transfer or assignment of the lessee's
interest is ineffective to the extent that such provision would
prevent the application of the lessee's interest to the satisfaction
of the money judgment under subdivision (a).

695.040. Property that is not subject to enforcement of a money
judgment may not be levied upon or in any other manner applied to the
satisfaction of a money judgment. If property that is not subject to
enforcement of a money judgment has been levied upon, the property
may be released pursuant to the claim of exemption procedure provided
in Article 2 (commencing with Section 703.510) of Chapter 4.

695.050. A money judgment against a public entity is not
enforceable under this division if the money judgment is subject to
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 965) of, or Article 1 (commencing
with Section 970) of Chapter 2 of, Part 5 of Division 3.6 of Title 1
of the Government Code.

695.060. Except as provided in Section 708.630, a license issued by
a public entity to engage in any business, profession, or activity
is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment.

695.070. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer or encumbrance of
property subject to a lien created under this division, if the
property remains subject to the lien after the transfer or
encumbrance, the money judgment may be enforced against the property
in the same manner and to the same extent as if it had not been
transferred or encumbered.
(b) If the judgment debtor dies after the transfer of property
that remains subject to a lien created under this division, the money
judgment may be enforced against the property as provided in
subdivision (a).