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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 989-1062.34›CHAPTER 6. Of Costs 1021-1038

§ 1031

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In actions for the recovery of wages for labor performed, where the amount of the demand, exclusive of interest, does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300), the court shall add, as part of the cost, in any judgment recovered by the plaintiff or cross-complainant, an attorney’s fee not exceeding 20 percent of the amount recovered.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 377, Sec. 4.)

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