PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 3. OF SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS 1132-1179.07›CHAPTER 1. Confession of Judgment Without Action 1132-1134
§ 1133
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A statement in writing must be made, signed by the defendant, and verified by his oath, to the following effect:
It must authorize the entry of judgment for a specified sum;
If it be for money due, or to become due, it must state concisely the facts out of which it arose, and show that the sum confessed therefor is justly due, or to become due;
If it be for the purpose of securing the plaintiff against a contingent liability, it must state concisely the facts constituting the liability, and show that the sum confessed therefor does not exceed the same.
(Enacted 1872.)
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