Code of Civil Procedure section 724.020

The court clerk shall enter satisfaction of a money judgment in the register of actions when the following occur:

(a)

A writ is returned satisfied for the full amount of a lump-sum judgment.

(b)

An acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment is filed with the court.

(c)

The court orders entry of satisfaction of judgment.

Source: Section 724.020, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=724.­020.­ (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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