A money judgment against a public entity is not enforceable under this division if the money judgment is subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 965) of, or Article 1 (commencing with Section 970) of Chapter 2 of, Part 5 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
§ 695.050.Judgment Against Public Entity
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 1. General Provisions · Article 1. Property Subject to Enforcement of Money Judgment · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 695.050 bars enforcing a money judgment against a public entity under this division whenever that judgment falls under the Government Claims Act provisions governing payment of judgments against public entities, leaving those claims to the separate procedures the Government Code provides instead.
Full Text of § 695.050
Plain-English Summary
Money judgments against government bodies don't get collected the way judgments against private debtors do. Section 695.050 keeps this division's enforcement machinery -- levies, liens, executions -- out of that picture whenever the judgment is one covered by the Government Code provisions on paying judgments against public entities.
Specifically, the section points to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 965) and Article 1 (commencing with Section 970) of Chapter 2, both of Part 5 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Those Government Code provisions supply their own procedures for satisfying judgments against public entities, and § 695.050 makes clear that a creditor covered by them can't instead reach for this division's levy and lien tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a judgment creditor use ordinary levy and lien procedures against a public entity?
Not if the judgment is covered by the Government Code provisions on paying judgments against public entities. Section 695.050 makes this division's enforcement procedures unavailable in that situation.
Where are the alternative procedures for collecting a judgment against a public entity found?
In Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 965) and Article 1 (commencing with Section 970) of Chapter 2, both of Part 5 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
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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