Government Code section 26664

Any sheriff who neglects or refuses to perform the duties under a writ of attachment, execution, possession, or sale, after being required by the creditor’s attorney of record or, if the creditor does not have any attorney of record, by the creditor and after the sheriff’s fees have been paid or tendered, is liable to the creditor for all actual damages sustained by the creditor.

Source: Section 26664, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26664.­ (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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