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Title CCP, California Code Civ. Proc.

234 chapters · 3,411 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title CCP3,411 Ch 2, Powers of Judges at Chambers485 Ch 3, Supreme Court462 Ch 4, Superior Courts435 Ch 1, Courts of Justice in General368 Ch 5, Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting …265 Ch 6, General Provisions Respecting Courts…252 Ch 7, Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings189 Ch 8, Actions Against Coowners of Mines142 Ch 9, Validating Proceedings104 Ch 11, Actions to Recover COVID-19 Rental Debt71 Ch 5.5, Small Claims Court62 Ch 10, Good Faith Improver of Property Owne…46 Ch 12, Actions for Restitution for or Repla…40

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Code Civ. Proc. § 373 Section 373
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When a guardian ad litem is appointed, he or she shall be appointed as follows: (a) If the minor is the plaintiff the appointment must be made before the summons is issued, upon the application of the minor, if the minor is 14 years of age or older, or, if under that age, upon th…
Code Civ. Proc. § 373.5 Section 373.5
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If under the terms of a written instrument, or otherwise, a person or persons of a designated class who are not ascertained or who are not in being, or a person or persons who are unknown, may be or may become legally or equitably interested in any property, real or personal, the…
Code Civ. Proc. § 374 Section 374
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(a) A minor under 12 years of age, accompanied by a duly appointed and acting guardian ad litem, shall be permitted to appear in court without counsel for the limited purpose of requesting or opposing a request for (1) an injunction or temporary restraining order or both to prohi…
Code Civ. Proc. § 374.5 Section 374.5
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A proceeding initiated by or brought against a minor for any of the injunctions or orders described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 372 or subdivision (a) of Section 374 shall be heard in the court assigned to hear those matters; except that, if the minor bringing …

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Code Civ. Proc. § 375 Section 375

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An action or proceeding does not abate by the disability of a party. The court, on motion, shall allow the action or proceeding to be continued by or against the party’s representative. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 376 Section 376

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(a) The parents of a legitimate unmarried minor child, acting jointly, may maintain an action for injury to the child caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another. If either parent fails on demand to join as plaintiff in the action or is dead or cannot be found, then the othe…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404 Section 404

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When civil actions sharing a common question of fact or law are pending in different courts, a petition for coordination may be submitted to the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, by the presiding judge of any such court, or by any party to one of the actions after obtaining pe…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.1 Section 404.1

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Coordination of civil actions sharing a common question of fact or law is appropriate if one judge hearing all of the actions for all purposes in a selected site or sites will promote the ends of justice taking into account whether the common question of fact or law is predominat…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.2 Section 404.2

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A judge assigned pursuant to Section 404 who determines that coordination is appropriate shall select the reviewing court having appellate jurisdiction if the actions to be coordinated are within the jurisdiction of more than one reviewing court. The assigned judge shall select t…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.3 Section 404.3

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A judge assigned pursuant to Section 404 who determines that coordination is appropriate shall order the actions coordinated, report that fact to the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, and the Chairperson of the Judicial Council shall either assign a judge to hear and determine…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.4 Section 404.4

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The presiding judge of any court in which there is pending an action sharing a common question of fact or law with actions coordinated pursuant to Section 404, on the court’s own motion or the motion of any party supported by an affidavit stating facts showing that the action mee…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.5 Section 404.5

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Pending any determination of whether coordination is appropriate, the judge making that determination may stay any action being considered for, or affecting an action being considered for, coordination. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1162.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.6 Section 404.6

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Within 20 days after service upon him or her of a written notice of entry of an order of the court under this chapter, any party may petition the appropriate reviewing court for a writ of mandate to require the court to make such order as the reviewing court finds appropriate. Th…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.7 Section 404.7

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council shall provide by rule the practice and procedure for coordination of civil actions in convenient courts, including provision for giving notice and presenting evidence. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1162.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.8 Section 404.8

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Expenses of the assigned judge, other necessary judicial officers and employees, and facilities for cases coordinated under Section 404 shall be paid or reimbursed by the state from funds appropriated to the Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 713, Sec. 7. Effective Se…

Code Civ. Proc. § 404.9 Section 404.9

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Any duties of the presiding judge specified in this chapter may be delegated by the presiding judge to another judge of the court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.30 Section 405.30

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At any time after notice of pendency of action has been recorded, any party, or any nonparty with an interest in the real property affected thereby, may apply to the court in which the action is pending to expunge the notice. However, a person who is not a party to the action sha…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.31 Section 405.31

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In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order the notice expunged if the court finds that the pleading on which the notice is based does not contain a real property claim. The court shall not order an undertaking to be given as a condition of expunging the notice where…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.32 Section 405.32

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In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order that the notice be expunged if the court finds that the claimant has not established by a preponderance of the evidence the probable validity of the real property claim. The court shall not order an undertaking to be given …

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.33 Section 405.33

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In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order that the notice be expunged if the court finds that the real property claim has probable validity, but adequate relief can be secured to the claimant by the giving of an undertaking. The expungement order shall be condition…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.34 Section 405.34

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Subject to the provisions of Sections 405.31 and 405.32, at any time after a notice of pendency of action has been recorded, and regardless of whether a motion to expunge has been filed, the court may, upon motion by any person with an interest in the property, require the claima…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.35 Section 405.35

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No order expunging a notice of pendency of action shall be effective, nor shall it be recorded in the office of any county recorder, until the time within which a petition for writ of mandate may be filed pursuant to Section 405.39 has expired. No order expunging a notice of pend…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.36 Section 405.36

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Once a notice of pending action has been expunged, the claimant may not record another notice of pending action as to the affected property without leave of the court in which the action is pending. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 883, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.37 Section 405.37

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After notice and hearing, for good cause and upon such terms as are just, the court may exonerate or modify any undertaking required by an order issued pursuant to Section 405.33 or 405.34 or pursuant to a stipulation made in lieu of such an order. An order of the court under thi…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.38 Section 405.38

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The court shall direct that the party prevailing on any motion under this chapter be awarded the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of making or opposing the motion unless the court finds that the other party acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make…

Code Civ. Proc. § 405.39 Section 405.39

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No order or other action of the court under this chapter shall be appealable. Any party aggrieved by an order made on a motion under this chapter may petition the proper reviewing court to review the order by writ of mandate. The petition for writ of mandate shall be filed and se…

Code Civ. Proc. § 41 Section 41

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The Supreme Court and the courts of appeal may transact business at any time. (Added by renumbering Section 61.4 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 412.10 Section 412.10

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After payment of all applicable fees, the plaintiff may have the clerk issue one or more summons for any defendant. The clerk shall keep each original summons in the court records and provide a copy of each summons issued to the plaintiff who requested issuance of the summons. (A…

Code Civ. Proc. § 412.20 Section 412.20

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(a) Except as otherwise required by statute, a summons shall be directed to the defendant, signed by the clerk and issued under the seal of the court in which the action is pending, and it shall contain: (1) The title of the court in which the action is pending. (2) The names of …

Code Civ. Proc. § 412.30 Section 412.30

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In an action against a corporation or an unincorporated association (including a partnership), the copy of the summons that is served shall contain a notice stating in substance: “To the person served: You are hereby served in the within action (or special proceeding) on behalf o…

Code Civ. Proc. § 42 Section 42

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Adjournments from day to day, or from time to time, are to be construed as recesses in the sessions, and shall not prevent the Supreme Court or the courts of appeal from sitting at any time. (Added by renumbering Section 48 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 43 Section 43

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The Supreme Court, and the courts of appeal, may affirm, reverse, or modify any judgment or order appealed from, and may direct the proper judgment or order to be entered, or direct a new trial or further proceedings to be had. In giving its decision, if a new trial be granted, t…

Code Civ. Proc. § 44 Section 44

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Appeals in probate proceedings, in contested election cases, and in actions for libel or slander by a person who holds any elective public office or a candidate for any such office alleged to have occurred during the course of an election campaign shall be given preference in hea…

Code Civ. Proc. § 45 Section 45

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An appeal from a judgment freeing a minor who is a dependent child of the juvenile court from parental custody and control, or denying a recommendation to free a minor from parental custody or control, shall have precedence over all cases in the court to which an appeal in the ma…

Code Civ. Proc. § 46 Section 46

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Appeals in actions brought under Section 1094.9 shall be given preference in scheduling for hearing in the courts of appeal, and in the Supreme Court. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 527, Sec. 1. (SB 808) Effective January 1, 2026.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 483.010 Section 483.010

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(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, an attachment may be issued only in an action on a claim or claims for money, each of which is based upon a contract, express or implied, where the total amount of the claim or claims is a fixed or readily ascertainable amount not less…

Code Civ. Proc. § 483.012 Section 483.012

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Subject to the restrictions of Sections 580b and 580d, in an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on real property or an estate for years therein, pursuit of any remedy provided by this title shall not constitute an action for the recovery of a debt for purposes of sub…

Code Civ. Proc. § 483.013 Section 483.013

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Notwithstanding Section 483.010, federal disability benefits awarded to veterans for service-connected disabilities pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 38 of the United States Code shall be exempt from the claim of creditors, and shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by…

Code Civ. Proc. § 483.015 Section 483.015

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(a) Subject to subdivision (b) and to Section 483.020, the amount to be secured by an attachment is the sum of the following: (1) The amount of the defendant’s indebtedness claimed by the plaintiff. (2) Any additional amount included by the court under Section 482.110. (b) The am…

Code Civ. Proc. § 483.020 Section 483.020

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(a) Subject to subdivisions (d) and (e), the amount to be secured by the attachment in an unlawful detainer proceeding is the sum of the following: (1) The amount of the rent due and unpaid as of the date of filing the complaint in the unlawful detainer proceeding. (2) Any additi…

Code Civ. Proc. § 525 Section 525

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An injunction is a writ or order requiring a person to refrain from a particular act. It may be granted by the court in which the action is brought, or by a judge thereof; and when granted by a judge, it may be enforced as an order of the court. (Amended by Stats. 1907, Ch. 272.)…

Code Civ. Proc. § 526 Section 526

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(a) An injunction may be granted in the following cases: (1) When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and the relief, or any part thereof, consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of, either for a l…

Code Civ. Proc. § 526a Section 526a

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(a) An action to obtain a judgment, restraining and preventing any illegal expenditure of, waste of, or injury to, the estate, funds, or other property of a local agency, may be maintained against any officer thereof, or any agent, or other person, acting in its behalf, either by…

Code Civ. Proc. § 526b Section 526b

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Every person or corporation bringing, instigating, exciting or abetting, any suit to obtain an injunction, restraining or enjoining the issuance, sale, offering for sale, or delivery, of bonds, or other securities, or the expenditure of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds or o…

Code Civ. Proc. § 527 Section 527

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(a) A preliminary injunction may be granted at any time before judgment upon a verified complaint, or upon affidavits if the complaint in the one case, or the affidavits in the other, show satisfactorily that sufficient grounds exist therefor. No preliminary injunction shall be g…

Code Civ. Proc. § 527.10 Section 527.10

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(a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 527.6, 527.8, or 527.85 be prohibited from taking any action to obtain the address or location of any protected person, unless there is good cause not to make that order. (b) The Judicial Council shall develop …

Code Civ. Proc. § 527.11 Section 527.11

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(a) When relevant information is presented to the court at any noticed hearing that a restrained person has a firearm, the court shall consider that information to determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the person subject to an order defined in Section 527.6, 527.…

Code Civ. Proc. § 527.12 Section 527.12

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(a) A peace officer shall, upon the request of a petitioner, serve any temporary restraining order, order after hearing, or protective order issued pursuant to Sections 527.6, 527.8, and 527.85, Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, or Section 15657.03 of the Welfare and Institutions …

Code Civ. Proc. § 527.3 Section 527.3

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(a) In order to promote the rights of workers to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining, picketing or other mutual aid or protection, and to prevent the evils which frequently occur when courts interfere with the normal processes of dispute resolu…

Code Civ. Proc. § 527.6 Section 527.6

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(a) (1) A person who has suffered harassment as defined in subdivision (b) may seek a temporary restraining order and an order after hearing prohibiting harassment as provided in this section. (2) An individual need not be a resident of the state to file a petition for an order u…