California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Definitions

• Section 680.010.
  This title shall be known and may be cited as the Enforcement of Judgments Law.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1,...
• Section 680.110.
  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this title.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2....
• Section 680.120.
  “Account debtor” means “account debtor” as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991,...
• Section 680.130.
  “Account receivable” means “account” as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec....
• Section 680.135.
  “Affidavit of Identity” means an affidavit or declaration executed by a judgment creditor, under penalty of perjury, that is filed with the clerk of the...
• Section 680.140.
  “Chattel paper” means “chattel paper” as defined in paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991,...
• Section 680.145.
  “Child support” includes family support.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch.
• Section 680.150.
  “Costs” means costs and disbursements, including but not limited to statutory fees, charges, commissions, and expenses.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July...
• Section 680.160.
  “Court” means the court where the judgment sought to be enforced was entered.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by...
• Section 680.170.
  “Deposit account” means “deposit account” as defined in paragraph (29) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991,...
• Section 680.180.
  “Document of title” means “document” as defined in paragraph (30) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code. A document of title is...
• Section 680.190.
  “Equity” means the fair market value of the interest of the judgment debtor in property, or in the case of community property the fair market...
• Section 680.200.
  “Financial institution” means a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association or credit union, or like organization, and includes a corporation...
• Section 680.210.
  “General intangibles” means “general intangibles,” as defined in paragraph (42) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code, consisting of rights to payment.(Amended...
• Section 680.220.
  “Instrument” means “instrument”, as defined in paragraph (47) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 17.1....
• Section 680.230.
  “Judgment” means a judgment, order, or decree entered in a court of this state.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983,...
• Section 680.240.
  “Judgment creditor” means the person in whose favor a judgment is rendered or, if there is an assignee of record, means the assignee of record....
• Section 680.250.
  “Judgment debtor” means the person against whom a judgment is rendered.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3...
• Section 680.260.
  “Levying officer” means the sheriff or marshal.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1997.)
• Section 680.270.
  “Money judgment” means that part of a judgment that requires the payment of money.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983,...
• Section 680.280.
  “Person” includes a natural person, a corporation, a partnership or other unincorporated association, a general partner of a partnership, a limited liability company, and a...
• Section 680.290.
  “Personal property” includes both tangible and intangible personal property.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch.
• Section 680.300.
  “Principal amount of the judgment” means the total amount of the judgment as entered or as last renewed, together with the costs thereafter added to...
• Section 680.310.
  “Property” includes real and personal property and any interest therein.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of...
• Section 680.320.
  “Real property” includes any right in real property, including but not limited to a leasehold interest in real property.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec....
• Section 680.330.
  “Registered process server” means a person registered as a process server pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business...
• Section 680.340.
  “Secured party” means “secured party” as defined in paragraph (73) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 531,...
• Section 680.345.
  “Security” means a “security” as defined in Section 8102 of the Commercial Code.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by...
• Section 680.350.
  “Security agreement” means “security agreement” as defined in paragraph (74) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 531,...
• Section 680.360.
  “Security interest” means “security interest” as defined in Section 1201 of the Commercial Code.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983,...
• Section 680.365.
  “Spousal support” includes support for a former spouse.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.)
• Section 680.370.
  “Tangible personal property” includes chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, securities, and money.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by...
• Section 680.380.
  “Writ” includes a writ of execution, a writ of possession of personal property, a writ of possession of real property, and a writ of sale.(Added...

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