§ 685.050.Costs and Interest to Be Satisfied In Levy Under Writ

Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 1 · Chapter 5. Interest and Costs · Last amended 2011 · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 685.050 lists the costs and interest a levying officer collects under a writ -- the writ's issuance fee, accrued interest through the writ's issuance if the creditor files a supporting affidavit, interest accruing afterward computed by daily rate, and the officer's own statutory costs -- and directs the officer to collect and adjust each accordingly.

Full Text of § 685.050

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(a) If a writ is issued pursuant to this title to enforce a judgment, the costs and interest to be satisfied in a levy under the writ are the following:

(1) The statutory fee for issuance of the writ.

(2) The amount of interest that has accrued from the date of entry or renewal of the judgment to the date of issuance of the writ, as adjusted for partial satisfactions, if the judgment creditor has filed an affidavit with the court clerk stating such amount.

(3) The amount of interest that accrues on the principal amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied from the date of issuance of the writ until the date interest ceases to accrue.

(4) The levying officer's statutory costs for performing the duties under the writ.

(b) In a levy under the writ, the levying officer shall do all of the following:

(1) Collect the amount of costs and interest entered on the writ pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).

(2) Compute and collect the amount of additional interest required to be collected by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) by reference to the daily interest entered on the writ. If amounts collected periodically do not fully satisfy the money judgment, the levying officer shall adjust the amount of daily interest to reflect the partial satisfactions, and make later collections by reference to the adjusted amount of daily interest.

(3) Determine and collect the amount of additional costs pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a).

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Plain-English Summary

This section builds the running tally a levying officer works from once a writ is in hand. Subdivision (a) itemizes four pieces: the statutory fee for issuing the writ; interest accrued from entry or renewal up to the writ's issuance, but only if the creditor files a supporting affidavit stating that amount, adjusted for any partial satisfactions; interest that continues accruing on the remaining unsatisfied principal after issuance, until interest stops under § 685.030; and the officer's own statutory costs for carrying out the writ's duties.

Subdivision (b) turns those categories into instructions. The officer collects the first two amounts as entered on the writ, computes and collects the ongoing daily interest by reference to the daily rate the writ states — adjusting that daily figure downward as partial satisfactions come in — and separately determines and collects the officer's own additional statutory costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What costs and interest does a levying officer collect under a writ?

The writ's issuance fee, interest accrued up to issuance (if supported by the creditor's affidavit), interest accruing after issuance, and the officer's own statutory costs.

Does the officer need anything special to collect interest accrued before the writ issued?

Yes. That amount is collectible only if the creditor has filed an affidavit with the court clerk stating the amount, adjusted for partial satisfactions.

How does the officer handle interest that keeps accruing after the writ issues?

By computing and collecting it based on the daily interest rate stated on the writ, adjusting that daily rate as partial satisfactions reduce the balance.

Amendment History

Amended by Stats 2010 ch 4 (AB 680),s 1, eff. 1/1/2011.

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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