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EJ-205 Certificate of Reinstatement of Judgment Lien

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Edition
2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-10-05
Jurisdiction
California

EJ-205 Certificate of Reinstatement of Judgment Lien Effective: July 1, 2026 한국어…

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EJ-205 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.: FOR COURT USE ONLY NAME: FIRM NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: ATTORNEY FOR (name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:

PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

CASE NUMBER:

CERTIFICATE OF REINSTATEMENT OF JUDGMENT LIEN

  1. Judgment creditor (name): asked the court for an order reinstating a released judgment lien. The lien was on (check one): a. real property. b. personal property. This order reinstates multiple liens. The additional liens are listed on Attachment 1.

  2. The judgment was entered as follows: a. Court name (specify): b. Case name (specify): c. Case number (specify): d. Date of entry of judgment (specify): e. Dollar amount of judgment (specify): $

  3. The original abstract of judgment was filed or recorded as follows: a. County (specify): b. Instrument number (specify): c. Date of recording (specify):

  4. A notice of lien on personal property was filed with the Secretary of State as follows:

a. Filing number (specify): b. Filing date (specify): Additional notices of lien are listed on Attachment 4.

  1. The amount currently required to satisfy the judgment is (specify): $

Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov EJ-205, Page 1 of 2New July 1, 2026, Mandatory Form Certificate of Reinstatement of Code Civ. Proc., §§ 697.420, 697.680 Judgment Lien

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EJ-205 PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER: DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

  1. The name and last known address of the judgment debtor are (specify):

    Additional judgment debtors and their last known addresses are listed on Attachment 6.

  2. The liens discussed in item 1 are reinstated with the same priority they held at the time they were released.

[SEAL] Date: Clerk, by , Deputy

New July 1, 2026 Certificate of Reinstatement of EJ-205, Page 2 of 2 Judgment Lien

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