§ 488.600.Generally

Title 6.5. Attachment · Chapter 8. Levy Procedures; Lien of Attachment; Management and Disposition of Attached Property · Article 4. Duties and Liabilities of Third Persons After Levy · Last amended 2013 · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 488.600 incorporates the execution-levy third-person duty and liability provisions of §§ 701.010 through 701.070 into attachment practice, by deeming their references to judgment creditors, judgment debtors, liens, releases, and writs to mean the corresponding attachment terms.

Full Text of § 488.600

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(a) Sections 701.010, 701.020, 701.040, 701.050, 701.060, and 701.070 prescribe duties and liabilities of a third person under a levy made under this title.

(b) For the purposes of this section, references in Sections 701.010, 701.020, 701.040, 701.050, and 701.060 to:

(1) "Amount required to satisfy the judgment" shall be deemed references to the amount required to satisfy the amount to be secured by the attachment.

(2) "Execution lien" or "lien" shall be deemed references to the attachment lien.

(3) "Judgment creditor" shall be deemed references to the plaintiff.

(4) "Judgment debtor" shall be deemed references to the defendant.

(5) "Levy" shall be deemed references to levy of attachment.

(6) "Notice of levy" shall be deemed references to notice of attachment.

(7) "Release" of property shall be deemed references to release of property pursuant to this title.

(8) "Satisfaction or discharge of the judgment" shall be deemed references to the satisfaction or termination of the attachment.

(9) "Writ" or "writ of execution" shall be deemed references to a writ of attachment.

(1) "Levy" shall be deemed references to levy of attachment.

(2) "Notice of the levy" shall be deemed references to notice of attachment.

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Plain-English Summary

Just as § 488.300 borrows Title 9's execution-levy methods for how property is attached, Section 488.600 borrows Title 9's execution provisions for what a third person holding levied property must do afterward — §§ 701.010, 701.020, 701.040, 701.050, 701.060, and 701.070. It supplies the same kind of translation table: "amount required to satisfy the judgment" means the amount secured by the attachment; "execution lien" or "lien" means the attachment lien; "judgment creditor" and "judgment debtor" mean the plaintiff and defendant; "levy" and "notice of levy" mean levy of attachment and notice of attachment; "release" means release under this title; "satisfaction or discharge of the judgment" means satisfaction or termination of the attachment; and "writ" or "writ of execution" means a writ of attachment.

This is why §§ 488.610 and 488.620 — the garnishee's memorandum requirement and its liability shield — read as attachment-specific rules even though their underlying framework comes straight from the execution statutes this section incorporates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do third persons holding attached property owe the same duties as third persons holding execution-levied property?

Yes. Section 488.600 incorporates §§ 701.010, 701.020, 701.040, 701.050, 701.060, and 701.070 into attachment practice, substituting attachment terminology for the corresponding execution terms.

Why does the attachment statute rely so heavily on cross-references to the execution statutes?

Section 488.600 reuses the existing execution-levy framework for third-person duties rather than duplicating it, so §§ 488.610 and 488.620 can build directly on those incorporated provisions.

Amendment History

Amended by Stats 2012 ch 484 (AB 2364),s 4, eff. 1/1/2013.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the California Legislative Information. Enacted by the California Legislature. Last verified July 28, 2026. · Official source

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