Cal. Codes » Code of Civil Procedure / PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS / TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS / DIVISION 4. THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AND RELATED PROCEDURES / CHAPTER 2. Third-Party Claims of Ownership and Possession
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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 720.120 (2026)

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A person making a third-party claim under this chapter shall file the claim with the levying officer, together with two copies of the claim, after levy on the property but before the levying officer does any of the following:

(a)Sells the property.

(b)Delivers possession of the property to the creditor.

(c)Pays proceeds of collection to the creditor.