Cal. CCP § 512.060
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 512.060, part of California’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in California courts, including filing deadlines, discovery, and judgments.
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Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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