At any time after a right to attach order and writ of attachment have been issued under Article 2 (commencing with Section 485.210), the plaintiff may apply for an additional writ of attachment under this article by filing an application with the court in which the action is brought.
§ 485.510.Application For Additional Writs
Title 6.5. Attachment · Chapter 5. Ex Parte Hearing Procedure for Obtaining Writ of Attachment · Article 3. Procedure for Obtaining Additional Writs · Enacted 1974 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 485.510 lets a plaintiff who already holds a right to attach order and writ issued under Chapter 5's ex parte procedure apply, at any time, for an additional writ under this article by filing an application with the court where the action is pending.
Full Text of § 485.510
Plain-English Summary
This article is Chapter 5's own additional-writ track, for a right to attach order that came from the ex parte procedure of Article 2 (§ 485.210) and hasn't yet been through the adversarial testing of § 485.240. The plaintiff may apply for the additional writ at any time, filing the application with the court where the action is brought.
The contrast with Chapter 4's additional-writ articles is worth keeping in view. Once a right to attach order has been adversarially tested — through the original noticed hearing under Article 1, or through a defendant's own § 485.240 challenge — the additional-writ procedures in §§ 484.310 and 484.510 no longer require renewing the emergency showing. This article keeps that showing alive because the underlying order here hasn't been tested that way yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must already exist before a plaintiff applies for an additional writ under this article?
A right to attach order and writ already issued under Chapter 5's ex parte procedure, § 485.210.
Does this additional writ still require an emergency showing?
Yes — §§ 485.530 and 485.540 both carry forward the great-or-irreparable-injury requirement for each additional writ sought under this article.
Is this different from the additional-writ procedure in Chapter 4?
Yes. Chapter 4's additional-writ articles apply once the underlying right to attach order has been adversarially confirmed, either through the original noticed hearing or a § 485.240 ruling, and no longer require a fresh injury showing at that point.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.
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Last verified July 28, 2026.
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