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Code of Civil Procedure § 720.540

CHAPTER 5. Creditor’s Demand for Third-Party Claim by Secured Party or Lienholder

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 720.540Official source ↗

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

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the levying officer may not release, sell, or otherwise dispose of the personal property described in the demand before the expiration of 30 days after service of the demand on the secured party or lienholder.