{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"512.060","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 512.060","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 2. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property [511.010. - 516.050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-7/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Writ of Possession [512.010. - 512.120.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-7/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 68, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2003.","effective":"2003-01-01","html":"<p>(a) At the hearing, a writ of possession shall issue if both of the following are found:</p><p>(1) The plaintiff has established the probable validity of the plaintiff’s claim to possession of the property.</p><p>(2) The undertaking requirements of Section <a href=\"/ccp/515.010\">515.010</a> are satisfied.</p><p>(b) No writ directing the levying officer to enter a private place to take possession of any property shall be issued unless the plaintiff has established that there is probable cause to believe that the property is located there.</p>","text":"(a) At the hearing, a writ of possession shall issue if both of the following are found: (1) The plaintiff has established the probable validity of the plaintiff’s claim to possession of the property. (2) The undertaking requirements of Section 515.010 are satisfied. (b) No writ directing the levying officer to enter a private place to take possession of any property shall be issued unless the plaintiff has established that there is probable cause to believe that the property is located there.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/writ-of-possession-512-060","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}