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Ex Parte Application for Order on Deposit Account Exemption

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2021

This form is used to ask the court for an order that decides which bank accounts should be protected from being taken to pay a judgment. It is used when the person who owes money has more than one bank account.

The court describes it as: Asks the court to make a decision (order) about which account(s) are exempt from collection, and to what degree, when the judgment debtor has more than one account.

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This form is used when a judgment has been issued and the person who owes the money has multiple bank accounts, requiring the court to decide which accounts are exempt from collection.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who can file this form?
The applicant can be either the Judgment Debtor or the Judgment Creditor (the original or assignee of record).
Does this require a hearing?
The form allows the applicant to ask for the order without a hearing if they need immediate action to prevent loss to an exempt account.
What information must be included?
The application requires details about the judgment, any notices of levy, and specific information about the deposit accounts involved.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2021.

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