California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 724.020

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.

The court clerk shall enter satisfaction of a money judgment in the register of actions when the following occur:

(a)A writ is returned satisfied for the full amount of a lump-sum judgment.
(b)An acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment is filed with the court.
(c)The court orders entry of satisfaction of judgment.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 724.020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-9-enforcement-of-judgments/division-5-satisfaction-of-judgment/chapter-1-satisfaction-of-judgment/section-724.020

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Satisfaction of Judgment

§ 724.010§ 724.020§ 724.030§ 724.040§ 724.050§ 724.060§ 724.070§ 724.080§ 724.090§ 724.100

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