Code of Civil Procedure § 512.060

ARTICLE 2. Writ of Possession

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 512.060Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 68, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.

(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.