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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 724.010

Satisfaction of Judgment

Known as the Enforcement of Judgments Law

The act spans §§ 680–724 (467 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Hernandez (2012)

Most recently applied in In Re Hernandez (March 2012)

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2

(a) A money judgment may be satisfied by payment of the full amount required to satisfy the judgment or by acceptance by the judgment creditor of a lesser sum in full satisfaction of the judgment.

(b) Where a money judgment is satisfied by levy, the obligation of the judgment creditor to give or file an acknowledgment of satisfaction arises only when the judgment creditor has received the full amount required to satisfy the judgment from the levying officer.

(c) Where a money judgment is satisfied by payment to the judgment creditor by check or other form of noncash payment that is to be honored upon presentation by the judgment creditor for payment, the obligation of the judgment creditor to give or file an acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment arises only when the check or other form of noncash payment has actually been honored upon presentation for payment.

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