The Judicial Council shall prescribe the form of the applications, notices, orders, and other documents required by this chapter.
§ 516.020.Forms
Title 7. Other Provisional Remedies In Civil Actions · Chapter 2. Claim and Delivery of Personal Property · Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions · Enacted 1973 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 516.020 requires the Judicial Council to prescribe the standard forms for the applications, notices, orders, and other documents this chapter requires.
Full Text of § 516.020
Plain-English Summary
This section keeps claim and delivery paperwork consistent statewide. Rather than each court or attorney drafting an application, notice, or order from scratch, the Judicial Council prescribes the forms these documents must follow.
That standardization matters given how many specific documents the chapter demands — the application for a writ under § 512.010, the Notice of Application and Hearing under § 512.040, the writ itself under § 512.080. Uniform forms make it easier for courts, plaintiffs, and defendants across California to know exactly what a given filing should contain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who creates the standard forms used in claim and delivery proceedings?
The Judicial Council, which is required by § 516.020 to prescribe the forms for the applications, notices, orders, and other documents this chapter requires.
Why does it matter that these forms are standardized statewide?
It gives courts and litigants a consistent format across California for documents like the writ application, the notice of hearing, and the writ itself.
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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Also known as: judicial council forms writ of possession california