Code of Civil Procedure section 706.152

If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying officer, the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 706.152, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=706.152. (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_706.152

Original Source: Section 706.152, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=706.152. (last accessed May 12, 2025).