To attach (1) growing crops, (2) timber to be cut, or (3) minerals or the like (including oil and gas) to be extracted or accounts receivable resulting from the sale thereof at the wellhead or minehead, the levying officer shall comply with Section 700.020 and the recorder shall index the copy of the writ of attachment and a notice of attachment as provided in that section.
§ 488.325.To Attach Growing Crops, Timber to Be Cut Or Minerals
Title 6.5. Attachment · Chapter 8. Levy Procedures; Lien of Attachment; Management and Disposition of Attached Property · Article 2. Methods of Levy · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 488.325 requires the levying officer to attach growing crops, timber to be cut, or minerals (including oil and gas) to be extracted, or the accounts receivable from selling them at the wellhead or minehead, by complying with § 700.020, with the recorder indexing the writ and notice.
Full Text of § 488.325
Plain-English Summary
Some agricultural and extractive property is fixed in place like real property but is really valued for what will be harvested or removed from it. Section 488.325 covers growing crops, standing timber to be cut, and minerals such as oil and gas to be extracted, as well as the receivables generated from selling them at the wellhead or minehead. The levying officer attaches this property the same recording-based way real property is attached, under § 700.020.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a plaintiff attach a defendant's standing crop or timber?
Section 488.325 requires the levying officer to comply with § 700.020, which is the same recording-based procedure used to attach real property, indexed by the county recorder.
Can accounts receivable from selling oil at the wellhead be attached under this section?
Yes. Section 488.325 covers accounts receivable resulting from the sale of extracted minerals, including oil and gas, at the wellhead or minehead.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 50. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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Also known as: attaching growing crops timber minerals californiaccp 488.325 oil and gas attachment