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Code of Civil Procedure § 706.152

ARTICLE 7. Administration and Enforcement

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 706.152Official source ↗

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

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.