Except as provided in Section 708.630, a license issued by a public entity to engage in any business, profession, or activity is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment.
§ 695.060.License to Engage In Business, Profession Or Activity
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 695.060 exempts a license issued by a public entity to engage in a business, profession, or activity from enforcement of a money judgment, except for the specific vehicle described in § 708.630 that lets a creditor reach certain license value through that other statute.
Full Text of § 695.060
Plain-English Summary
Occupational and business licenses issued by government agencies get special protection from money judgments. Section 695.060 makes such a license generally unavailable to satisfy a judgment -- a creditor can't seize or force the sale of, say, a professional license the way it might reach other property.
The only carve-out is § 708.630, which supplies its own mechanism for reaching value tied to certain licenses. Outside whatever § 708.630 allows, licenses issued by public entities stay off the table for enforcement purposes under this division.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a creditor seize a debtor's professional or business license to satisfy a judgment?
Generally no. Section 695.060 exempts a public entity's license from enforcement of a money judgment.
Is there any way to reach value connected to a license?
Section 708.630 provides a specific exception to this general rule.
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.
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