Title CCP, California Code Civ. Proc.

A purported contractual or other prior waiver of the exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute, other than a waiver by failure to claim an exemption required to be claimed or otherwise made at the time enforcement is sought, is against public policy and void. (A…

(a) The determination whether property is exempt or the amount of an exemption shall be made by application of the exemption statutes in effect (1) at the time the judgment creditor’s lien on the property was created or (2) if the judgment creditor’s lien on the property is the l…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that generally persons who enter into contracts do not do so in reliance on an assumption that the exemptions in effect at the time of the contract will govern enforcement of any judgment based on the contract, that liens imposed on property…

Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute apply to a judgment for child, family, or spousal support. (b) If property is exempt without making a claim, the property is not subject to being applied to the satisfacti…

(a) Subject to any limitation provided in the particular exemption, a fund that is exempt remains exempt to the extent that it can be traced into deposit accounts or in the form of cash or its equivalent. (b) The exemption claimant has the burden of tracing an exempt fund. (c) Th…

If a judgment creditor has failed to oppose a claim of exemption within the time allowed by Section 703.550 or if property has been determined by a court to be exempt, and the judgment creditor thereafter levies upon or otherwise seeks to apply the property toward the satisfactio…

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the determination whether property is exempt shall be made under the circumstances existing at the earliest of the following times: (1) The time of levy on the property. (2) The time of the commencement of court proceedings for the application of t…

If the judgment debtor is married: (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter or by any other statute apply to all property that is subject to enforcement of a money judgment, including the interest of the spouse of the judgment debtor in community property. The fact that one or…

In determining an exemption based upon the needs of the judgment debtor and the spouse and dependents of the judgment debtor or an exemption based upon the needs of the judgment debtor and the family of the judgment debtor, the court shall take into account all property of the ju…

Pursuant to the authority of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 522 of Title 11 of the United States Code, the exemptions set forth in subsection (d) of Section 522 of Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy) are not authorized in this state. (Amended by Stats. 200…

(a) In a case under Title 11 of the United States Code, all of the exemptions provided by this chapter, including the homestead exemption, other than the provisions of subdivision (b) are applicable regardless of whether there is a money judgment against the debtor or whether a m…

(a) On April 1, 2004, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, the dollar amounts of exemptions provided in subdivision (b) of Section 703.140 in effect immediately before that date shall be adjusted as provided in subdivision (d). (b) On April 1, 2007, and a…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Claim” includes a legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in property or cloud upon title. (b) “Property” includes real property, and to the extent applicable, personal property. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 15.)

(a) An action may be brought under this chapter to establish title against adverse claims to real or personal property or any interest therein. (b) An action may be brought under this chapter by parties to an agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6307 or 6357 of the Public R…

(a) The remedy provided in this chapter is cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedy, form or right of action, or proceeding provided by law for establishing or quieting title to property. (b) In an action or proceeding in which establishing or quieting title to property i…

(a) The superior court has jurisdiction of actions under this chapter. (b) The court has complete jurisdiction over the parties to the action and the property described in the complaint and is deemed to have obtained possession and control of the property for the purposes of the …

Subject to the power of the court to transfer actions, the proper county for the trial of an action under this chapter is: (a) Where the subject of the action is real property or real and personal property, the county in which the real property, or some part thereof, is located. …

The statutes and rules governing practice in civil actions generally apply to actions under this chapter except where they are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 15.)

(a) The court shall appoint a referee to divide or sell the property as ordered by the court. (b) The court may: (1) Determine whether a referee’s bond is necessary and fix the amount of the bond. (2) Instruct the referee. (3) Fix the reasonable compensation for the services of t…

The court in its discretion may appoint a referee for sale and a referee for division, or may appoint a single referee for both. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)

(a) The court may, with the consent of the parties, appoint three referees to divide or sell the property as ordered by the court. (b) The three referees so appointed shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties required of one referee. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)…

(a) The court shall appoint as referee under this title any person or persons to whose appointment all parties have consented. (b) In the case of a minor party or a party for whom a conservator of the estate has been appointed, the guardian or conservator of the estate of the par…

None of the following persons shall be appointed a referee under this title: (a) A clerk or deputy clerk of the court. (b) A former or present partner or employee of the judge. (c) A relative within the third degree of the judge or the judge’s spouse or the spouse of such a relat…

The referee may perform any acts necessary to exercise the authority conferred by this title or by order of the court. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)

The referee or any party may, on noticed motion, petition the court for instructions concerning the referee’s duties under this title. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)

(a) In selling or dividing the property, the referee may, if it will be for the advantage of those interested, designate a portion of the property as a public or private way, road, or street. In connection therewith, the referee may also recommend the closure of any or all other …

As used in this article, “governing body” means: (a) In the case of a taking by a local public entity, the legislative body of the local public entity. (b) In the case of a taking by the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. (c) …

A public entity may not commence an eminent domain proceeding until its governing body has adopted a resolution of necessity that meets the requirements of this article. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.)

In addition to other requirements imposed by law, the resolution of necessity shall contain all of the following: (a) A general statement of the public use for which the property is to be taken and a reference to the statute that authorizes the public entity to acquire the proper…

(a) The governing body of the public entity may adopt a resolution of necessity only after the governing body has given each person whose property is to be acquired by eminent domain and whose name and address appears on the last equalized county assessment roll notice and a reas…

Unless a greater vote is required by statute, charter, or ordinance, the resolution shall be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the governing body of the public entity. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.)

(a) Property acquired by a public entity by any means set forth in subdivision (e) that is subject to a resolution of necessity adopted pursuant to this article shall only be used for the public use stated in the resolution unless the governing body of the public entity adopts a …

(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a resolution of necessity adopted by the governing body of the public entity pursuant to this article conclusively establishes the matters referred to in Section 1240.030. (b) If the taking is by a local public entity, other than a san…

(a) A person having an interest in the property described in a resolution of necessity adopted by the governing body of the public entity pursuant to this article may obtain judicial review of the validity of the resolution: (1) Before the commencement of the eminent domain proce…

(a) If a public entity has adopted a resolution of necessity but has not commenced an eminent domain proceeding to acquire the property within six months after the date of adoption of the resolution, or has commenced such proceeding but has not within six months after the commenc…

(a) A resolution of necessity does not meet the requirements of this article if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence both of the following: (1) A member of the governing body who voted in favor of the resolution received or agreed to receive a bribe, as de…

A petition to confirm an award shall be served and filed not later than four years after the date of service of a signed copy of the award on the petitioner. A petition to vacate an award or to correct an award shall be served and filed not later than 100 days after the date of t…

A response requesting that an award be vacated or that an award be corrected shall be served and filed not later than 100 days after the date of service of a signed copy of the award upon: (a) The respondent if he was a party to the arbitration; or (b) The respondent’s representa…

No petition may be served and filed under this chapter until at least 10 days after service of the signed copy of the award upon the petitioner. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.)

If an application is made to the arbitrators for correction of the award, a petition may not be served and filed under this chapter until the determination of that application. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.)

If an application is made to the arbitrators for correction of the award, the date of the service of the award for the purposes of this article shall be deemed to be whichever of the following dates is the earlier: (a) The date of service upon the petitioner of a signed copy of t…

(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may, at the request of a party, grant interim measures of protection. (b) An interim measure of protection, or interim measure, is any temporary measure, whether in the form of an award or in another form, by which…

(a) The party requesting an interim measure under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1297.171 shall satisfy the arbitral tribunal that both of the following conditions are met: (1) Harm not adequately reparable by an award of damages is likely to result if t…

(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party may, without notice to any other party, make a request for an interim measure together with an application for a preliminary order directing a party not to frustrate the purpose of the interim measure requested. (b) The arbitral…

(a) Immediately after the arbitral tribunal has made a determination with respect to an application for a preliminary order, the arbitral tribunal shall give notice to all parties of the request for the interim measure, the application for the preliminary order, the preliminary o…

The arbitral tribunal may modify, suspend, or terminate an interim measure or a preliminary order it has granted upon application of any party, or in exceptional circumstances and upon prior notice to the parties, on the arbitral tribunal’s own initiative. (Added by Stats. 2024, …