§ 694.070.Third-Party Claim

Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 1 · Chapter 20. Transitional Provisions · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 694.070 keeps prior law in force for a third-party claim filed, or a demand for a third-party claim served on a secured party, before the operative date.

Full Text of § 694.070

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(a) A third-party claim filed prior to the operative date is governed by prior law.

(b) A demand for a third-party claim served on a secured party prior to the operative date is governed by prior law.

Plain-English Summary

Third-party claims already filed, or demands already served, when the new law took effect didn't switch tracks midstream. Subdivision (a) keeps prior law governing a third-party claim filed before the operative date. Subdivision (b) does the same for a demand for a third-party claim served on a secured party before that date.

Like the neighboring provisions in this chapter, this section resolved a mid-1983 procedural question that has no bearing on claims or demands filed today — every third-party claim or demand it once covered was filed or served decades ago, so it remains relevant mainly as a historical marker of how the transition handled claims already in progress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which law governs a third-party claim filed before July 1, 1983?

Prior law, under § 694.070(a).

What about a demand for a third-party claim served on a secured party before that date?

Prior law governs that too, under § 694.070(b).

Does this section apply to third-party claims filed today?

No. It addressed only claims filed or demands served before the 1983 operative date, so it has no application to current filings.

Amendment History

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.

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. · Official source

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