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Code of Civil Procedure § 512.070

ARTICLE 2. Writ of Possession

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 512.070Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 145.

If a writ of possession is issued, the court may also issue an order directing the defendant to transfer possession of the property to the plaintiff. Such order shall contain a notice to the defendant that failure to turn over possession of such property to plaintiff may subject the defendant to being held in contempt of court.