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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 489.220

Undertakings to Obtain Writ of Attachment or Protective Order

Known as the The Attachment Law

The act spans §§ 481–493 (195 sections).

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 812, Sec. 3

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the amount of an undertaking filed pursuant to this article shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(b) If, upon objection to the undertaking, the court determines that the probable recovery for wrongful attachment exceeds the amount of the undertaking, it shall order the amount of the undertaking increased to the amount it determines to be the probable recovery for wrongful attachment if it is ultimately determined that the attachment was wrongful.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.