Cal. CCP § 701.530
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 701.530, 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) Notice of sale of personal property shall be in writing, shall state the date, time, and place of sale, and shall describe the property to be sold.
(b) Not less than 10 days before a sale of personal property, notice of sale shall be posted and served on the judgment debtor by the levying officer. Service shall be made personally or by mail.
(c) Posting under this section shall be in three public places in:
(1) The city in which the property is to be sold if it is to be sold in a city.
(2) The county in which the property is to be sold if it is not to be sold in a city.
(d) A sale of personal property of an individual may not take place until the expiration of the time during which the judgment debtor may make a claim of exemption under subdivision (a) of Section 703.520.
(b) Not less than 10 days before a sale of personal property, notice of sale shall be posted and served on the judgment debtor by the levying officer. Service shall be made personally or by mail.
(c) Posting under this section shall be in three public places in:
(1) The city in which the property is to be sold if it is to be sold in a city.
(2) The county in which the property is to be sold if it is not to be sold in a city.
(d) A sale of personal property of an individual may not take place until the expiration of the time during which the judgment debtor may make a claim of exemption under subdivision (a) of Section 703.520.
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