Third-party claim: creditor files undertaking (or objects to third person's release undertaking): 10 days after levying officer's service
10 days after date the levying officer served the creditor with the third-party claim and notice under ccp 720.140(a), under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.140(a), (b); 720.170(a); 720.660; 684.120(b).
Rule text
CCP 720.140(b): "The time allowed the creditor for objecting to the third person's undertaking to release the property or for filing an undertaking is 10 days after service under subdivision (a)." CCP 720.170(a): "In a case where the third person has not filed with the levying officer an undertaking to release the property pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 720.610), if the creditor does not within the time allowed under subdivision (b) of Section 720.140 file with the levying officer an undertaking (or file a notice if the creditor is a public entity) that satisfies the requirements of Section 720.160, the levying officer shall release the property unless it is to be held under another lien or unless otherwise ordered by the court."
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.140(a), (b); 720.170(a); 720.660; 684.120(b), official source
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the levying officer served the creditor with the third-party claim and notice under CCP 720.140(a)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 720.140(a), (b); 720.170(a); 720.660; 684.120(b)
CCP 720.140(b): "The time allowed the creditor for objecting to the third person's undertaking to release the property or for filing an undertaking is 10 days after service under subdivision (a)." CCP 720.170(a): "In a case where the third person has not filed with the levying officer an undertaking to release the property pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 720.610), if the creditor does not within the time allowed under subdivision (b) of Section 720.140 file with the levying officer an undertaking (or file a notice if the creditor is a public entity) that satisfies the requirements of Section 720.160, the levying officer shall release the property unless it is to be held under another lien or unless otherwise ordered by the court."Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."Official source
- Levying officer serves personally or by mail; mail service extends the period under 684.120(b). If the creditor neither files a sufficient undertaking (generally the lesser of $10,000 or twice the lien, 720.160(b)) nor, where the third person posted a release undertaking, objects and files a copy of the notice of motion with the levying officer (720.660, 720.760), the property is released. Same 10-day period applies where the third person's release undertaking is filed after the claim and served with notice under 720.640(b). Hearing on an objection to an undertaking: 10 to 15 days after service of the notice of motion (720.770; see third_party_undertaking_objection_hearing_*).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date the levying officer served the creditor with the third-party claim and notice under CCP 720.140(a) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the levying officer served the creditor with the third-party claim and notice under CCP 720.140(a)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Notes
Levying officer serves personally or by mail; mail service extends the period under 684.120(b). If the creditor neither files a sufficient undertaking (generally the lesser of $10,000 or twice the lien, 720.160(b)) nor, where the third person posted a release undertaking, objects and files a copy of the notice of motion with the levying officer (720.660, 720.760), the property is released. Same 10-day period applies where the third person's release undertaking is filed after the claim and served with notice under 720.640(b). Hearing on an objection to an undertaking: 10 to 15 days after service of the notice of motion (720.770; see third_party_undertaking_objection_hearing_*).
Related deadlines
- Claim of exemption after levy (notice of levy personally served): 15 days after service (15 days after)
- Claim of exemption after levy (notice of levy served by mail): 20 days after service (20 days after)
- Judgment creditor's notice of opposition to claim of exemption and notice of motion: 15 days after service of notice of claim of exemption (15 days after)
- Hearing on claim of exemption: not later than 30 days after notice of motion filed (30 days after)
- Judgment creditor serves notice of hearing and opposition on exemption claimant: not less than 10 days before hearing (10 days before)
- Wage garnishment: judgment creditor's notice of opposition to claim of exemption: 10 days after levying officer mailed notice of claim (10 days after)
- Wage garnishment: judgment creditor's notice of motion for hearing on claim of exemption: 10 days after levying officer mailed notice of claim (10 days after)
- Wage garnishment: hearing on claim of exemption not later than 30 days after notice of motion filed (30 days after)
Local rules by county
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