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Code of Civil Procedure § 688.040

ARTICLE 1. Enforcement Pursuant to Warrant or Notice of Levy

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 688.040Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.

For the purpose of this article, as used in this title:

(a) “Judgment creditor” or “creditor” means the state or the department or agency of the state seeking to collect the liability.

(b) “Judgment debtor” or “debtor” means the debtor from whom the liability is sought to be collected.