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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS
307-1062.34
TITLE 1. OF THE FORM OF CIVIL ACTIONS
307-309
TITLE 2. OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS
312-366.3
CHAPTER 1. The Time of Commencing Actions in General
312-313
CHAPTER 2. The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property
315-330
CHAPTER 3. The Time of Commencing Actions Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property
335-349.4
CHAPTER 4. General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing Actions
350-363
CHAPTER 5. The Commencement of Actions Based Upon Professional Negligence
364-365
CHAPTER 6. Time of Commencement of Action After Person’s Death
366.1-366.3
TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS
367-389.5
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
367-369.5
CHAPTER 2. Married Person
370-371
CHAPTER 3. Disability of Party
372-376
CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death
377.10-377.62
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
377.10-377.11
ARTICLE 2. Survival and Continuation
377.20-377.22
ARTICLE 3. Decedent’s Cause of Action
377.30-377.35
ARTICLE 4. Cause of Action Against Decedent
377.40-377.43
ARTICLE 5. Insured Claims
377.50
ARTICLE 6. Wrongful Death
377.60-377.62
CHAPTER 5. Permissive Joinder
378-384.5
CHAPTER 6. Interpleader
386-386.6
CHAPTER 7. Intervention
387-388
CHAPTER 8. Compulsory Joinder
389-389.5
TITLE 3A. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS
391-391.8
TITLE 4. OF THE PLACE OF TRIAL, RECLASSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF CIVIL ACTIONS
392-404.9
CHAPTER 1. Place of Trial
392-403
CHAPTER 2. Reclassification of Civil Actions and Proceedings
403.010-403.090
CHAPTER 3. Coordination
404-404.9
TITLE 4.5. RECORDING NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS
405-405.61
CHAPTER 1. Definitions and General Provisions
405-405.8
CHAPTER 2. Recordation Service and Filing
405.20-405.24
CHAPTER 3. Expungement and Other Relief
405.30-405.39
CHAPTER 4. Withdrawal
405.50
CHAPTER 5. Effect of Withdrawal or Expungement of Notice
405.60-405.61
TITLE 5. JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
410.10-418.11
CHAPTER 1. Jurisdiction and Forum
410.10-410.70
ARTICLE 1. Jurisdiction
410.10
ARTICLE 2. Forum
410.30-410.42
ARTICLE 3. Jurisdiction in Action
410.50-410.70
CHAPTER 2. Commencing Civil Actions
411.10-411.35
CHAPTER 3. Summons
412.10-412.30
CHAPTER 4. Service of Summons
413.10-417.40
ARTICLE 1. General
413.10-413.40
ARTICLE 2. Persons Who May Serve Summons
414.10
ARTICLE 3. Manner of Service of Summons
415.10-415.95
ARTICLE 4. Persons Upon Whom Summons May Be Served
416.10-416.90
ARTICLE 5. Proof of Service
417.10-417.40
CHAPTER 5. Objection to Jurisdiction
418.10-418.11
TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS
420-475
CHAPTER 1. The Pleadings in General
420-422.40
CHAPTER 2. Pleadings Demanding Relief
425.10-429.30
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
425.10-425.55
ARTICLE 2. Compulsory Cross-Complaints
426.10-426.70
ARTICLE 3. Permissive Joinder of Causes of Action
427.10
ARTICLE 4. Cross-Complaints
428.10-428.80
ARTICLE 5. Contents of Documents in Particular Actions or Proceedings
429.30
CHAPTER 3. Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses
430.10-432.10
ARTICLE 1. Objections to Pleadings
430.10-430.90
ARTICLE 2. Denials and Defenses
431.10-431.70
ARTICLE 3. Time to Respond to Cross-Complaint
432.10
CHAPTER 4. Motion to Strike
435-437
CHAPTER 5. Summary Judgments and Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings
437c-439
CHAPTER 6. Verification of Pleadings
446
CHAPTER 7. General Rules of Pleading
452-465
CHAPTER 8. Variance—Mistakes in Pleadings and Amendments
469-475
TITLE 6.5. ATTACHMENT
481.010-493.060
CHAPTER 1. Words and Phrases Defined
481.010-481.225
CHAPTER 2. General Provisions
482.010-482.120
CHAPTER 3. Actions in Which Attachment Authorized
483.010-483.020
CHAPTER 4. Noticed Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Writ of Attachment
484.010-484.530
ARTICLE 1. Right to Attach Order; Issuance of Writ of Attachment
484.010-484.110
ARTICLE 2. Noticed Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs
484.310-484.370
ARTICLE 3. Ex Parte Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs
484.510-484.530
CHAPTER 5. Ex Parte Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Writ of Attachment
485.010-485.610
ARTICLE 1. Great or Irreparable Injury Requirement
485.010
ARTICLE 2. Order Determining Right to Attach; Issuance of Writ of Attachment
485.210-485.240
ARTICLE 3. Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs
485.510-485.540
ARTICLE 4. Claim of Exemption
485.610
CHAPTER 6. Temporary Protective Order
486.010-486.110
CHAPTER 7. Property Subject to Attachment
487.010-487.030
CHAPTER 8. Levy Procedures; Lien of Attachment; Management and Disposition of Attached Property
488.010-488.740
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
488.010-488.140
ARTICLE 2. Methods of Levy
488.300-488.485
ARTICLE 3. Lien of Attachment
488.500-488.510
ARTICLE 4. Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy
488.600-488.620
ARTICLE 5. Management and Disposition of Attached Property
488.700-488.740
CHAPTER 9. Undertakings
489.010-489.420
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
489.010-489.130
ARTICLE 2. Undertakings to Obtain Writ of Attachment or Protective Order
489.210-489.230
ARTICLE 3. Undertaking to Obtain Release of Attachment or Protective Order
489.310-489.320
ARTICLE 4. Undertaking on Appeal
489.410-489.420
CHAPTER 10. Liability for Wrongful Attachment
490.010-490.060
CHAPTER 11. Attaching Plaintiff’s Miscellaneous Remedies
491.110-491.470
ARTICLE 1. Examination of Third Person
491.110-491.200
ARTICLE 2. Creditor’s Suit
491.310-491.370
ARTICLE 3. Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding
491.410-491.470
CHAPTER 12. Nonresident Attachment
492.010-492.090
CHAPTER 13. Effect of Bankruptcy Proceedings and General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
493.010-493.060
TITLE 7. OTHER PROVISIONAL REMEDIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS
501-574
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
501
CHAPTER 2. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property
511.010-516.050
ARTICLE 1. Words and Phrases Defined
511.010-511.100
ARTICLE 2. Writ of Possession
512.010-512.120
ARTICLE 3. Temporary Restraining Order
513.010-513.020
ARTICLE 4. Levy and Custody
514.010-514.050
ARTICLE 5. Undertakings
515.010-515.030
ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous Provisions
516.010-516.050
CHAPTER 3. Injunction
525-534
CHAPTER 5. Receivers
564-570
CHAPTER 5A. Undertaking of Persons Handling Private Property or Funds
571
CHAPTER 6. Deposit in Court
572-574
TITLE 7a. PRETRIAL CONFERENCES
575-576
TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS
577-674
CHAPTER 1. Judgment in General
577-582.5
CHAPTER 1.5. Dismissal for Delay in Prosecution
583.110-583.430
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions
583.110-583.161
ARTICLE 2. Mandatory Time for Service of Summons
583.210-583.250
ARTICLE 3. Mandatory Time for Bringing Action to Trial or New Trial
583.310-583.360
ARTICLE 4. Discretionary Dismissal for Delay
583.410-583.430
CHAPTER 2. Judgment Upon Failure to Answer
585-587.5
CHAPTER 3. Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements
588-599
CHAPTER 4. Trial by Jury
607-630
ARTICLE 2. Conduct of the Trial
607-619
ARTICLE 3. The Verdict
624-630
CHAPTER 4.5. Voluntary Expedited Jury Trials
630.01-630.11
CHAPTER 4.6. Mandatory Expedited Jury Trials in Limited Civil Cases
630.20-630.29
CHAPTER 5. Trial by the Court
631-636
CHAPTER 6. Of References and Trials by Referees
638-645.2
CHAPTER 7. Provisions Relating to Trials in General
646-663.2
ARTICLE 1. Exceptions
646-647
ARTICLE 1.5. View by Trier of Fact
651
ARTICLE 2. New Trials
656-663.2
CHAPTER 8. The Manner of Giving and Entering Judgment
664-674
TITLE 8.5. UNIFORM FOREIGN-MONEY CLAIMS ACT
676-676.16
TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
680.010-724.260
DIVISION 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
680.010-694.090
CHAPTER 1. Short Title and Definitions
680.010-680.380
CHAPTER 2. General Provisions
681.010-681.050
CHAPTER 3. Period for Enforcement and Renewal of Judgments
683.010-683.320
ARTICLE 1. Period for Enforcement of Judgments
683.010-683.050
ARTICLE 2. Renewal of Judgments
683.110-683.220
ARTICLE 3. Application of Chapter
683.310-683.320
CHAPTER 4. Manner of Service of Writs, Notices, and Other Papers
684.010-684.310
ARTICLE 1. Service on Attorney of Creditor or Debtor
684.010-684.050
ARTICLE 2. Manner of Service Generally
684.110-684.140
ARTICLE 3. Proof of Service
684.210-684.220
ARTICLE 4. Application of Chapter
684.310
CHAPTER 5. Interest and Costs
685.010-685.110
CHAPTER 6. Enforcement After Death of Judgment Creditor or Judgment Debtor
686.010-686.020
CHAPTER 7. Levying Officers
687.010-687.050
CHAPTER 8. Enforcement of State Tax Liability
688.010-688.110
ARTICLE 1. Enforcement Pursuant to Warrant or Notice of Levy
688.010-688.050
ARTICLE 2. Enforcement of Judgment for Taxes
688.110
CHAPTER 9. Enforcement of Support Judgments
689.010-689.050
CHAPTER 10. Enforcement of Judgments by Labor Commissioner
690.020-690.050
CHAPTER 20. Transitional Provisions
694.010-694.090
DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS
695.010-709.030
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
695.010-695.221
ARTICLE 1. Property Subject to Enforcement of Money Judgment
695.010-695.070
ARTICLE 2. Amount to Satisfy Money Judgment
695.210-695.221
CHAPTER 2. Liens
697.010-697.920
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
697.010-697.060
ARTICLE 2. Judgment Lien on Real Property
697.310-697.410
ARTICLE 3. Judgment Lien on Personal Property
697.510-697.670
ARTICLE 4. Execution Lien
697.710-697.750
ARTICLE 5. Other Liens Created by Enforcement Process
697.910-697.920
CHAPTER 3. Execution
699.010-701.830
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
699.010-699.090
ARTICLE 2. Writ of Execution and Notice of Levy
699.510-699.560
ARTICLE 3. Property Subject to Execution
699.710-699.730
ARTICLE 4. Methods of Levy
700.010-700.200
ARTICLE 5. Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy
701.010-701.070
ARTICLE 6. Sale and Collection
701.510-701.680
ARTICLE 7. Distribution of Proceeds of Sale or Collection
701.810-701.830
CHAPTER 4. Exemptions
703.010-704.995
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
703.010-703.150
ARTICLE 2. Procedure for Claiming Exemptions After Levy
703.510-703.610
ARTICLE 3. Exempt Property
704.010-704.230
ARTICLE 4. Homestead Exemption
704.710-704.850
ARTICLE 5. Declared Homesteads
704.910-704.995
CHAPTER 5. Wage Garnishment
706.010-706.154
ARTICLE 1. Short Title; Definitions
706.010-706.011
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
706.020-706.034
ARTICLE 3. Restrictions on Earnings Withholding
706.050-706.052
ARTICLE 4. Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes
706.070-706.084
ARTICLE 5. Procedure for Earnings Withholding Orders and Exemption Claims
706.100-706.109
ARTICLE 6. Forms; Employer’s Instructions
706.120-706.129
ARTICLE 7. Administration and Enforcement
706.151-706.154
CHAPTER 6. Miscellaneous Creditors’ Remedies
708.010-709.030
ARTICLE 1. Written Interrogatories to Judgment Debtor
708.010-708.030
ARTICLE 2. Examination Proceedings
708.110-708.205
ARTICLE 3. Creditor’s Suit
708.210-708.290
ARTICLE 4. Charging Orders
708.310-708.320
ARTICLE 5. Lien in Pending Action or Proceeding
708.410-708.480
ARTICLE 6. Assignment Order
708.510-708.560
ARTICLE 7. Receiver to Enforce Judgment
708.610-708.630
ARTICLE 8. Collection of Judgment Where Judgment Debtor Is Creditor of Public Entity
708.710-708.795
ARTICLE 9. Enforcement Against Franchise
708.910-708.930
ARTICLE 10. Other Enforcement Procedures
709.010-709.030
DIVISION 3. ENFORCEMENT OF NONMONEY JUDGMENTS
712.010-717.010
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
712.010-712.070
CHAPTER 2. Judgment for Possession of Personal Property
714.010-714.030
CHAPTER 3. Judgment for Possession of Real Property
715.010-715.050
CHAPTER 4. Judgment for Sale of Property
716.010-716.030
CHAPTER 5. Other Judgments
717.010
DIVISION 4. THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AND RELATED PROCEDURES
720.010-720.800
CHAPTER 1. Definitions
720.010-720.030
CHAPTER 2. Third-Party Claims of Ownership and Possession
720.110-720.170
CHAPTER 3. Third-Party Claim of Security Interest or Lien
720.210-720.290
CHAPTER 4. Hearing on Third-Party Claim
720.310-720.430
CHAPTER 5. Creditor’s Demand for Third-Party Claim by Secured Party or Lienholder
720.510-720.550
CHAPTER 6. Third-Party Undertaking to Release Property
720.610-720.660
CHAPTER 7. Undertakings
720.710-720.800
DIVISION 5. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT
724.010-724.260
CHAPTER 1. Satisfaction of Judgment
724.010-724.100
CHAPTER 2. Acknowledgment of Partial Satisfaction of Judgment
724.110-724.120
CHAPTER 3. Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Matured Installments Under Installment Judgment
724.210-724.260
TITLE 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES
725a-871.12
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
731-736
CHAPTER 3. Actions for the Recovery of Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Property
740-749.5
CHAPTER 3.5. Actions to Re-establish Destroyed Land Records
751.01-751.28
CHAPTER 3.6. Cullen Earthquake Act
751.50-751.65
CHAPTER 4. Quiet Title
760.010-765.060
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
760.010-760.060
ARTICLE 2. Commencement of Action
761.010-761.040
ARTICLE 3. Defendants
762.010-762.090
ARTICLE 4. Service of Process
763.010-763.040
ARTICLE 5. Judgment
764.010-764.080
ARTICLE 6. Liens and Encumbrances
765.010-765.060
CHAPTER 4.5. Special Actions and Proceedings to Clear Title
770.010-772.060
ARTICLE 1. Identity of Person in Chain of Title
770.010-770.080
ARTICLE 2. Land Dedicated for Public Improvement
771.010-771.020
ARTICLE 3. Right of Entry or Occupation of Surface Lands Under Oil or Gas Lease
772.010-772.060
CHAPTER 4.6. Actions Concerning Real Property Titles Affected by Public Improvement Assessments
801.1-801.15
CHAPTER 5. Actions for the Usurpation of an Office or Franchise
802-811
CHAPTER 7. Actions Relating to Groundwater Rights
830-852
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
830-832
ARTICLE 2. Scope of Action
833-834
ARTICLE 3. Notice and Service of Complaint
835-836.5
ARTICLE 4. Intervention
837-837.5
ARTICLE 5. Judge
838
ARTICLE 6. Electronic Service
839
ARTICLE 7. Case Management
840
ARTICLE 8. Basin Boundaries
841
ARTICLE 9. Initial Disclosures
842
ARTICLE 10. Expert Witnesses
843
ARTICLE 11. Written Testimony
844
ARTICLE 12. Special Master
845-846
ARTICLE 13. Preliminary Injunction
847
ARTICLE 14. Stay
848
ARTICLE 15. Physical Solution
849
ARTICLE 16. Judgment
850
ARTICLE 17. Judgment Binding on Successors
851
ARTICLE 18. Continuing Jurisdiction
852
CHAPTER 8. Actions Against Coowners of Mines
853-859
CHAPTER 9. Validating Proceedings
860-870.5
CHAPTER 10. Good Faith Improver of Property Owned by Another
871.1-871.7
CHAPTER 11. Actions to Recover COVID-19 Rental Debt
871.10-871.12
TITLE 10.5. PARTITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
872.010-874.323
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
872.010-872.140
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions
872.010-872.040
ARTICLE 2. Powers of Court
872.110-872.140
CHAPTER 2. Commencement of Action
872.210-872.550
ARTICLE 1. Complaint and Lis Pendens
872.210-872.250
ARTICLE 2. Summons
872.310-872.330
ARTICLE 3. Answer
872.410-872.430
ARTICLE 4. Parties
872.510-872.550
CHAPTER 3. Trial
872.610-872.840
ARTICLE 1. Determination of Interests of Parties
872.610-872.640
ARTICLE 2. Determination of Right to Partition
872.710-872.730
ARTICLE 3. Determination of Manner of Partition
872.810-872.840
CHAPTER 4. Referees
873.010-873.160
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
873.010-873.080
ARTICLE 2. Contracts of Referee
873.110-873.160
CHAPTER 5. Division of the Property
873.210-873.290
CHAPTER 6. Sale of the Property
873.510-873.850
ARTICLE 1. Manner of Sale
873.510-873.530
ARTICLE 2. Sales Procedures
873.600-873.690
ARTICLE 3. Consummation of Sale
873.710-873.790
ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale
873.810-873.850
CHAPTER 7. Partition by Appraisal
873.910-873.980
CHAPTER 8. Costs of Partition
874.010-874.140
ARTICLE 1. Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition
874.010-874.050
ARTICLE 2. Payment of Costs of Partition
874.110-874.140
CHAPTER 9. Judgment
874.210-874.240
CHAPTER 10. Partition of Real Property Act
874.311-874.323
TITLE 11. CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT JUDGMENT DEBTORS
875-883
CHAPTER 1. Releases From and Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors
875-880
CHAPTER 2. Contribution Among Other Judgment Debtors
881-883
TITLE 13. APPEALS IN CIVIL ACTIONS
901-936.1
CHAPTER 1. Appeals in General
901-914
CHAPTER 2. Stay of Enforcement and Other Proceedings
916-936.1
TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
989-1062.34
CHAPTER 1. Proceedings Against Joint Debtors
989-994
CHAPTER 2. Bonds and Undertakings
995.010-996.560
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions and Definitions
995.010-995.190
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
995.210-995.260
ARTICLE 3. Execution and Filing
995.310-995.380
ARTICLE 4. Approval and Effect
995.410-995.440
ARTICLE 5. Personal Sureties
995.510-995.520
ARTICLE 6. Admitted Surety Insurers
995.610-995.675
ARTICLE 7. Deposit in Lieu of Bond
995.710-995.770
ARTICLE 8. Bonds to the State of California
995.810-995.850
ARTICLE 9. Objections to Bonds
995.910-995.960
ARTICLE 10. Insufficient and Excessive Bonds
996.010-996.030
ARTICLE 11. Release or Substitution of Sureties on Bond Given in Action or Proceeding
996.110-996.150
ARTICLE 12. New, Additional, and Supplemental Bonds
996.210-996.250
ARTICLE 13. Cancellation of Bond or Withdrawal of Sureties
996.310-996.360
ARTICLE 14. Liability of Principal and Sureties
996.410-996.495
ARTICLE 15. Enforcement Lien
996.510-996.560
CHAPTER 3. Offers by a Party to Compromise
998
CHAPTER 3.2. Time-Limited Demands
999-999.5
CHAPTER 3.5. Confidential Settlement Agreements
1001-1002
CHAPTER 3.6. Agreements Settling Employment Disputes
1002.5
CHAPTER 3.7. Enrollment Agreements
1002.7
CHAPTER 4. Motions and Orders
1003-1008
CHAPTER 5. Notices, and Filing and Service of Papers
1010-1020
CHAPTER 6. Of Costs
1021-1038
CHAPTER 7. General Provisions
1045-1055
CHAPTER 8. Declaratory Relief
1060-1062.5
CHAPTER 9. Actions to Enforce Real Property and Mobilehome Sales Agreements
1062.10
CHAPTER 10. Computer Assistance
1062.20
CHAPTER 11. Foster Family Agency Accountability
1062.30-1062.34