{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"706.152","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 706.152","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 7. Administration and Enforcement [706.151. - 706.154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9/division-2/chapter-5/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2.   Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying officer, the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying officer, the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/administration-and-enforcement-706-152","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}