California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 488.480

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 538, Sec. 6.5.
(a)As used in this section, “final money judgment” means a money judgment after the time for appeal from the judgment has expired or, if an appeal is filed, after the appeal has been finally determined.
(b)To attach a final money judgment, the levying officer shall file a copy of the writ of attachment and a notice of attachment with the clerk of the court that entered the final money judgment. The court clerk shall endorse upon the judgment a statement of the existence of the attachment lien and the time it was created. If an abstract of the judgment is

issued, it shall include a statement of the attachment lien in favor of the plaintiff.

(c)At the time of levy or promptly thereafter, the levying officer shall serve a copy of the writ of attachment and a notice of attachment on the judgment debtor obligated to pay the final money judgment attached.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 488.480 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-6-5-attachment/chapter-8-levy-procedures-lien-of-attachment-management-and-disposition-of-attached-property/article-2-methods-of-levy/section-488.480

Other sections in Article 2 - Methods of Levy

§ 488.300§ 488.305§ 488.315§ 488.325§ 488.335§ 488.345§ 488.355§ 488.365§ 488.375§ 488.385…§ 488.440§ 488.445§ 488.450§ 488.455§ 488.460§ 488.465§ 488.470§ 488.475§ 488.480§ 488.485

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