California Statutes

§ 488.040. — 488.040. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 50.)

California § 488.040.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP
Title6.5.
Part 2.TITLE 6.5. ATTACHMENT
Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Levy Procedures; Lien of Attachment; Management and Disposition of Attached Property
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 488.040. (2026).

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(a)If the levying officer is required by any provision of this title to serve any writ, order, notice, or other paper on any person, the plaintiff shall include in the instructions to the levying officer the correct name and address of the person. The plaintiff shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain the correct name and address of the person.
(b)Unless the levying officer has actual knowledge that the name or address included in the instructions is incorrect, the levying officer shall rely on the instructions in serving the writ, order, notice, or other paper on the person.

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Legislative History

Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 50. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.

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