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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS 680.010-724.260›DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS 695.010-709.030›CHAPTER 5. Wage Garnishment 706.010-706.154›ARTICLE 7. Administration and Enforcement 706.151-706.154

§ 706.152

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

If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying officer, the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.)

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