California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 3 - Exempt Property

• Section 704.010.
  (a) Any combination of the following is exempt in the amount of two thousand three hundred dollars ($2,300):(1) The aggregate equity in motor vehicles.(2) The proceeds of an...
• Section 704.020.
  (a) Household furnishings, appliances, provisions, wearing apparel, and other personal effects are exempt in the following cases:(1) If ordinarily and reasonably necessary to, and personally used or...
• Section 704.030.
  Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the...
• Section 704.040.
  Jewelry, heirlooms, and works of art are exempt to the extent that the aggregate equity therein does not exceed six thousand seventy-five dollars ($6,075).(Amended by...
• Section 704.050.
  Health aids reasonably necessary to enable the judgment debtor or the spouse or a dependent of the judgment debtor to work or sustain health, and...
• Section 704.060.
  (a) Tools, implements, instruments, materials, uniforms, furnishings, books, equipment, one commercial motor vehicle, one vessel, and other personal property are exempt to the extent that the...
• Section 704.070.
  (a) As used in this section:(1) “Earnings withholding order” means an earnings withholding order under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 706.010) (Wage Garnishment Law).(2) “Paid earnings” means earnings...
• Section 704.080.
  (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “Deposit account” means a deposit account in which payments of public benefits or social security benefits are directly deposited by...
• Section 704.090.
  (a) The funds of a judgment debtor confined in a prison or facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections or the Department of the...
• Section 704.100.
  (a) Unmatured life insurance policies (including endowment and annuity policies), but not the loan value of such policies, are exempt without making a claim.(b) The aggregate loan...
• Section 704.110.
  (a) As used in this section:(1) “Public entity” means the state, or a city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the state, or a...
• Section 704.113.
  (a) As used in this section, “vacation credits” means vacation credits accumulated by a state employee pursuant to Section 18050 of the Government Code or by...
• Section 704.114.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service of an earnings assignment order for support, or an order or notice to withhold income for child support...
• Section 704.115.
  (a) As used in this section, “private retirement plan” means:(1) Private retirement plans, including, but not limited to, union retirement plans.(2) Profit-sharing plans designed and used for retirement...
• Section 704.120.
  (a) Contributions by workers payable to the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund and by employers payable to the Unemployment Fund are exempt without making a claim.(b) Before payment,...
• Section 704.130.
  (a) Before payment, benefits from a disability or health insurance policy or program are exempt without making a claim. After payment, the benefits are exempt.(b) Subdivision (a)...
• Section 704.140.
  (a) Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 708.410) of Chapter 6, a cause of action for personal injury is exempt without making a...
• Section 704.150.
  (a) Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 708.410) of Chapter 6, a cause of action for wrongful death is exempt without making a...
• Section 704.160.
  (a) Except as provided by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4900) of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, before payment, a claim for...
• Section 704.170.
  Before payment, aid provided pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or similar aid provided by a charitable...
• Section 704.180.
  Before payment, relocation benefits for displacement from a dwelling which are to be paid pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7...
• Section 704.190.
  (a) As used in this section, “institution of higher education” means “institution of higher education” as defined in Section 1141(a) of Title 20 of the United...
• Section 704.200.
  (a) As used in this section:(1) “Cemetery” has the meaning provided by Section 7003 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) “Family plot” is a plot that satisfies the...
• Section 704.210.
  Property that is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment is exempt without making a claim.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative...

Last modified: October 22, 2018