Government Code section 26726

(a)

The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution, possession, or sale is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) when necessarily employed for any eight-hour period or any part thereof. If an additional keeper or keepers are required during these periods, the fee for the additional keeper or keepers shall be the same as fixed, but, in no event shall any one keeper receive more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) during any 24-hour period when so employed.

(b)

In addition to the fees provided by Section 26721, the fee for maintaining custody of property under levy by the use of a keeper is fifty dollars ($50) for each day custody is maintained after the first day.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other fee charged, a keeper shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75) when, pursuant to Section 26738, a levying officer prepares a not-found return.

Source: Section 26726, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26726.­ (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 26726’s source at ca​.gov