Before proceeding with a bank levy read the following:
The law, Code of Civil Procedure Section 684.115 (A), states:
(a) A financial institution may, and if it has more than nine branches or offices at which it conducts its business within this state, shall, designate one or more central locations for service of legal process within this state. Each designated location shall be referred to as a "central location." If a financial institution elects or is required to designate a central location for service of legal process, the financial institution shall file a notice of its designation with the Department of Financial Institutions, which filing shall be effective upon filing and shall contain all of the following:
(1) The physical address of the central location.
(2) The days and hours during which service will be accepted at the central
location.
(b) Should a financial institution required to designate a central location fail to do so, each branch of that institution located in this state shall be deemed to be a central location at which service of legal process may be made, and all of the institution's branches or offices located within this state shall be deemed to be a branch or office covered by central process.
To discover if the Bank you wish to serve legal process upon has a ‘Designated Location’ in California, click here.
To perform your bank levy, we will need the following items from you:
- Sheriff's Levy Fee / $40.00
- Original Writ Of Execution - Money Judgment
- Notice of Levy
- Sheriffs Letter of Instructions
- Sheriff's Electronic Writ Declaration if applicable (if applicable)
- Original and two copies of a court order authorizing a levy on a third person's bank account (if
applicable)
- One copy of the application for writ of execution (if applicable)
The law, Code of Civil Procedure Section 684.115 (A), states:
(a) A financial institution may, and if it has more than nine branches or offices at which it conducts its business within this state, shall, designate one or more central locations for service of legal process within this state. Each designated location shall be referred to as a "central location." If a financial institution elects or is required to designate a central location for service of legal process, the financial institution shall file a notice of its designation with the Department of Financial Institutions, which filing shall be effective upon filing and shall contain all of the following:
(1) The physical address of the central location.
(2) The days and hours during which service will be accepted at the central
location.
(b) Should a financial institution required to designate a central location fail to do so, each branch of that institution located in this state shall be deemed to be a central location at which service of legal process may be made, and all of the institution's branches or offices located within this state shall be deemed to be a branch or office covered by central process.
To discover if the Bank you wish to serve legal process upon has a ‘Designated Location’ in California, click here.
To perform your bank levy, we will need the following items from you:
- Sheriff's Levy Fee / $40.00
- Original Writ Of Execution - Money Judgment
- Notice of Levy
- Sheriffs Letter of Instructions
- Sheriff's Electronic Writ Declaration if applicable (if applicable)
- Original and two copies of a court order authorizing a levy on a third person's bank account (if
applicable)
- One copy of the application for writ of execution (if applicable)
| sheriffs_electronic_writ_declaration.pdf |
| sheriffs_letter_of_instruction_-_bank_levy.pdf |
| notice_of_levy.pdf |
To perform your wage garnishment, we will need the following items from you:
- Sheriff's Levy Fee / $35.00
- Sheriff's Electronic Writ Declaration if applicable (if applicable)
- Original Writ of Execution - Money Judgment
- Application for Earnings Withholding Order
- Earnings Withholding Order
- Sheriff's Levy Fee / $35.00
- Sheriff's Electronic Writ Declaration if applicable (if applicable)
- Original Writ of Execution - Money Judgment
- Application for Earnings Withholding Order
- Earnings Withholding Order
| application_for_earnings_withholding_order.pdf |
| earnings_withholding_order.pdf |
| sheriffs_electronic_writ_declaration.pdf |