Bill Text: CA AB1799 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Enforcement of money judgments: exemptions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Referred to Com. on JUD. [AB1799 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1799-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1799


Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher

February 07, 2022


An act to amend Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1799, as introduced, Gallagher. Enforcement of money judgments: exemptions.
Existing law identifies various types of property of a judgment debtor that are exempt from the enforcement of a money judgment, including material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence, as specified.
This bill would clarify that this exemption would apply to the judgment debtor’s principal place of residence or domicile.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:

704.030.
 Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the material does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in the following cases:
(a) If purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the judgment debtor’s principal place of residence. residence or domicile.
(b) Where the judgment debtor and the judgment debtor’s spouse live separate and apart, if purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the spouse’s principal place of residence. residence or domicile.

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