Code of Civil Procedure § 501

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 501Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.

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.