Sections
30 entriesSection 704.010Exempts up to $7,500 in any combination of motor-vehicle equity, execution-sale proceeds, and insurance or indemnity proceeds, with proceeds protected for 90…Section 704.020Exempts household furnishings, appliances, provisions, clothing, and personal effects ordinarily and reasonably necessary and used by the debtor’s family at the principal…Section 704.030Exempts materials bought in good faith for repair or improvement of a residence when their equity does not exceed $3,500. The exemption…Section 704.040Exempts jewelry, heirlooms, and works of art from enforcement to the extent their combined equity does not exceed $8,725. The $8,725 ceiling…Section 704.050Exempts health aids reasonably necessary for the judgment debtor, spouse, or dependent to work or sustain health, along with prosthetic and orthopedic…Section 704.060Exempts tools and property reasonably necessary and actually used by a debtor or spouse up to $8,725 each, doubled when both use…Section 704.070Defines paid earnings as earnings paid during the 30 days ending on the levy date and exempts traceable paid earnings entirely if…Section 704.080Exempts direct-deposit public benefits or Social Security accounts without claim up to $1,750/$3,500 one payee and $2,600/$5,250 multiple payees, subject to joint-payee…Section 704.090Exempts, without a claim, up to $1,750 held in an inmate trust or similar account for a confined judgment debtor; married spouses…Section 704.100Exempts unmatured life insurance, endowment, and annuity policies without a claim, but only $13,975 of their aggregate loan value; married spouses receive…Section 704.105Exempts money in a judgment debtor’s Golden State Scholarshare Trust account without a claim, but contributions made within 365 days before judgment…Section 704.110Exempts public retirement contributions, rights, and benefits without a claim, and generally exempts public retirement benefits after receipt. For child, family, or…Section 704.111Exempts alimony, support, and separate maintenance from enforcement to the extent the amounts are reasonably necessary for the support of the judgment…Section 704.113Defines vacation credits as accumulated vacation credits of state or other public employees and exempts an aggregate interest up to $7,500 in…Section 704.114Establishes a lien on public employee contributions when a support withholding order is served and directs returned contributions to the clerk unless…Section 704.115Exempts qualifying retirement-plan amounts before and after payment, but amounts in specified individual or tax-exempt retirement accounts are generally protected only to…Section 704.120Exempts specified unemployment-fund contributions and unemployment-related benefits before payment without a claim and after payment. Support creditors may reach listed benefits through…Section 704.130Exempts disability or health insurance benefits before payment without a claim and after payment, except health-care cost benefits when the judgment creditor…Section 704.140Exempts a personal-injury cause of action without a claim, except under the stated lien procedure, and exempts resulting damages or settlements to…Section 704.150Exempts a wrongful-death cause of action without a claim, except under the stated lien procedure, and exempts damages or settlements arising from…Section 704.160Exempts workers' compensation claims and awards before payment without a claim and generally after payment, subject to the stated exception. Temporary disability…Section 704.170Exempts aid provided under the identified Welfare and Institutions Code division and similar aid from a charitable organization or qualifying fraternal benefit…Section 704.180Exempts relocation benefits for dwelling displacement payable under the identified Government Code chapter or federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition…Section 704.190Exempts financial aid provided by an institution of higher education to a student for expenses while attending school, without requiring a claim…Section 704.200Defines cemetery, family plot, and plot by referenced Health and Safety Code provisions and exempts a family plot without requiring a claim.…Section 704.210Exempts property that is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment, without requiring the person claiming the protection to make an…Section 704.220Exempts deposit-account money up to the annually adjusted minimum basic standard of adequate care for a Region 1 family of four without…Section 704.225Exempts money in a judgment debtor's deposit account that is not otherwise exempt under the chapter, but only to the extent necessary…Section 704.230Exempts, without requiring a claim, money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides to a judgment debtor. The operative rule applies…Section 704.235Exempts a one-time lump-sum HOPE trust account payment without a claim, except from levies for child support, spousal support, family support, or…