Writ of execution: no levy after 180 days from issuance

180 days after date the writ of execution was issued, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 699.530(b); 699.560(a)(4).

Rule text

[699.530(b)] The levying officer may not levy upon any property under the writ after the expiration of 180 days from the date the writ was issued. [699.560(a)] ... the writ expires and the levying officer to whom the writ of execution is delivered shall return the writ to the court ... at the earliest of the following times: ... (4) If no levy takes place under the writ within 180 days after its issuance, promptly after the expiration of the 180-day period.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 699.530(b); 699.560(a)(4), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the writ of execution was issued): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Wednesday, May 5, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 699.530(b); 699.560(a)(4)
[699.530(b)] The levying officer may not levy upon any property under the writ after the expiration of 180 days from the date the writ was issued. [699.560(a)] ... the writ expires and the levying officer to whom the writ of execution is delivered shall return the writ to the court ... at the earliest of the following times: ... (4) If no levy takes place under the writ within 180 days after its issuance, promptly after the expiration of the 180-day period.
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
  • Last day on which a levy may occur. roll 'none': this is a cutoff on the levying officer's authority, and allowing for a weekend roll would risk a void levy; deliver the writ and instructions well before this date. Writ otherwise expires at 2 years from issuance or earlier events (699.560(a)); special rules for decedent's estate, pension and wage garnishment levies (699.560(b)-(d)). 699.530: Stats. 1982, ch. 1364; 699.560 amended Stats. 2010, ch. 680.
  • 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.

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Worked example

Date the writ of execution was issued on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Saturday, September 11, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the writ of execution was issued): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Saturday, September 11, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Saturday, September 11, 2027.

Notes

Last day on which a levy may occur. roll 'none': this is a cutoff on the levying officer's authority, and allowing for a weekend roll would risk a void levy; deliver the writ and instructions well before this date. Writ otherwise expires at 2 years from issuance or earlier events (699.560(a)); special rules for decedent's estate, pension and wage garnishment levies (699.560(b)-(d)). 699.530: Stats. 1982, ch. 1364; 699.560 amended Stats. 2010, ch. 680.

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