{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"501","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 501","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 7. OTHER PROVISIONAL REMEDIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS [501. - 574.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [501. - 501.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-7/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, whether before or after judgment. Nothing in this section affects any power a court may have to imprison a person who violates a court order.</p>","text":"A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, whether before or after judgment. Nothing in this section affects any power a court may have to imprison a person who violates a court order.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/general-provisions-501","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}