Subject to the requirements of this article, the court shall order the amount requested in the application, or such portion of that amount as the applicant is entitled to receive, to be paid to the applicant.
§ 1255.220.Court Order For Payment to Applicant
Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 6. Deposit and Withdrawal of Probable Compensation; Possession Prior to Judgment · Article 2. Withdrawal of Deposit · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1255.220 directs the court to order payment to the applicant of the amount requested, or of whatever smaller portion the applicant is entitled to receive, once the requirements elsewhere in this article are satisfied.
Full Text of § 1255.220
Plain-English Summary
This is the operative payment order behind every withdrawal application filed under § 1255.210. Once the article's requirements are met, the court orders the requested amount paid to the applicant -- or, if the applicant isn't entitled to the whole amount, whatever portion the applicant is entitled to receive.
Those requirements are what the surrounding sections spell out: the waiting period and objection procedure of § 1255.230, and any undertaking the court requires under § 1255.240 or § 1255.250 before letting disputed or excess money out the door.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the court always order the full amount requested?
No. Section 1255.220 lets the court order only the portion the applicant is entitled to receive if that's less than the full amount requested.
What has to happen before the court orders payment?
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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