§ 1268.320.Dates Computation of Interest Ceases

Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 11. Postjudgment Procedure · Article 4. Interest · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1268.320 stops interest from accruing on the earliest applicable date among three: when a pre-judgment deposit is withdrawn, when the post-judgment deposit under § 1268.110 is made, or when the person entitled to money is paid.

Full Text of § 1268.320

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The compensation awarded in the proceeding shall cease to draw interest at the earliest of the following dates:

(a) As to any amount deposited pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1255.010) of Chapter 6 (deposit of probable compensation prior to judgment), the date such amount is withdrawn by the person entitled thereto.

(b) As to the amount deposited in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 1268.110) (deposit of amount of award), the date of such deposit.

Plain-English Summary

If § 1268.310 marks the start of the interest clock, this section marks its end -- and like the start date, the end date depends on which category of payment applies and picks whichever comes earliest.

For money the agency deposited before judgment, under the pre-judgment deposit article, interest stops the moment the person entitled to it withdraws that amount -- not when it was deposited, but when it was taken out. For money deposited after judgment under § 1268.110, interest stops on the date of that deposit itself, since the deposit is treated as the equivalent of payment once made. And for any amount paid directly to the person entitled to it, interest stops on the date of that payment.

Because the section picks the earliest of these events, a property owner can't collect interest twice on the same money once one of these triggers has occurred.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does interest stop accruing on a pre-judgment deposit?

On the date the person entitled to the amount withdraws it, not the date it was originally deposited.

When does interest stop on a deposit made after judgment under § 1268.110?

On the date of that deposit itself.

When does interest stop on money paid directly to the defendant?

On the date of that 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. · Official source

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