{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"490.040","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 490.040","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":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wrongful attachment damages are awarded.</p>","text":"The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wrongful attachment damages are awarded.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/liability-for-wrongful-attachment-490-040","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}