Code Civ. Proc., § 1031 · Chapter 6. Of Costs

Code Civ. Proc., § 1031

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

In actions for the recovery of wages for labor performed, where the amount of the demand, exclusive of interest, does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300), the court shall add, as part of the cost, in any judgment recovered by the plaintiff or cross-complainant, an attorney’s fee not exceeding 20 percent of the amount recovered.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 377, Sec. 4.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&sectionNum=1031.
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Code of Civil Procedure

Code Civ. Proc., § 998Printed as Sections 1031 and 1032

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