{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"706.020","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 706.020","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 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS [680.010. - 724.260.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS [695.010. - 709.030.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Wage Garnishment [706.010. - 706.154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9/division-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. General Provisions [706.020. - 706.034.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9/division-2/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 46.   Effective January 1, 1993.   Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>Except for an earning assignment order for support, the earnings of an employee shall not be required to be withheld by an employer for payment of a debt by means of any judicial procedure other than pursuant to this chapter.</p>","text":"Except for an earning assignment order for support, the earnings of an employee shall not be required to be withheld by an employer for payment of a debt by means of any judicial procedure other than pursuant to this chapter.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/general-provisions-706-020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}