Code Civ. Proc., § 512.060 · Article 2. Writ of Possession

Code Civ. Proc., § 512.060

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

(a) At the hearing, a writ of possession shall issue if both of the following are found:

(1) The plaintiff has established the probable validity of the plaintiff’s claim to possession of the property.

(2) The undertaking requirements of Section 515.010 are satisfied.

(b) No writ directing the levying officer to enter a private place to take possession of any property shall be issued unless the plaintiff has established that there is probable cause to believe that the property is located there.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 68, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.

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=512.060.
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Code of Civil Procedure

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Code Civ. Proc., § 512.020Printed as Section 512.060

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