Cal. Codes » Code of Civil Procedure / PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS / TITLE 7. OTHER PROVISIONAL REMEDIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS / CHAPTER 2. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property / ARTICLE 2. Writ of Possession
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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 512.070 (2026)

Writ of Possession

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If a writ of possession is issued, the court may also issue an order directing the defendant to transfer possession of the property to the plaintiff. Such order shall contain a notice to the defendant that failure to turn over possession of such property to plaintiff may subject the defendant to being held in contempt of court.