Code Civ. Proc., § 688.040 · Article 1. Enforcement Pursuant to Warrant or Notice of Levy
Code Civ. Proc., § 688.040
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
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