{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"490.020","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 490.020","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 6.5. ATTACHMENT [481.010. - 493.060.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-6.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Liability for Wrongful Attachment [490.010. - 490.060.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-6.5/chapter-10"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 54.   Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section <a href=\"/ccp/490.010\">490.010</a> includes both of the following:</p><p>(1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.</p><p>(2) All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.</p><p>(b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section <a href=\"/ccp/490.010\">490.010</a> is limited by the amount of the undertaking.</p>","text":"(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following: (1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment. (2) All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment. (b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/liability-for-wrongful-attachment-490-020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}