"Defendant" includes a cross-defendant.
§ 511.030.Defendant
Title 7. Other Provisional Remedies In Civil Actions · Chapter 2. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property · Article 1. Words and Phrases Defined · Enacted 1973 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 511.030 provides that whenever this chapter uses the word defendant, that word also covers a cross-defendant.
Full Text of § 511.030
Plain-English Summary
This section mirrors § 511.020 from the opposite side of the case. Anywhere the chapter refers to a defendant — the person served with a notice of application and hearing, the person whose property is levied on, the person entitled to file an undertaking for redelivery — that reference also reaches a cross-defendant.
The practical result is symmetry: a party who ends up defending against a cross-complaint's claim to property has the same rights and obligations under this chapter as a party defending against an original complaint, including the right to oppose a writ of possession and to claim an exemption or file a redelivery undertaking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a cross-defendant have the same rights as an ordinary defendant under this chapter?
Yes. Section 511.030 makes every reference to defendant in the chapter include a cross-defendant, so the notice, opposition, and undertaking rights apply equally.
Where does this definition matter most in practice?
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.
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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