Cal. CCP § 694.040
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 694.040, 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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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), property levied upon or otherwise subjected to process for enforcement of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property prior to the operative date is subject to prior law relating to sale or delivery of possession.
(b) The duties to be performed in the execution of a writ or order for the enforcement of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property that is served prior to the operative date are governed by prior law.
(c) The manner of payment at a sale of property pursuant to a writ or order after the operative date is governed by Section 701.590.
(b) The duties to be performed in the execution of a writ or order for the enforcement of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property that is served prior to the operative date are governed by prior law.
(c) The manner of payment at a sale of property pursuant to a writ or order after the operative date is governed by Section 701.590.
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