§ 695.210.Generally

Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 1. General Provisions · Article 2. Amount to Satisfy Money Judgment · Last amended 1993 · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 695.210 defines the amount required to satisfy a money judgment as the judgment total, as entered or renewed, plus costs added under § 685.090 and accruing interest under §§ 685.010 through 685.030, minus any partial satisfactions already made and minus any portion of the judgment that is no longer enforceable.

Full Text of § 695.210

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The amount required to satisfy a money judgment is the total amount of the judgment as entered or renewed with the following additions and subtractions:

(a) The addition of costs added to the judgment pursuant to Section 685.090.

(b) The addition of interest added to the judgment as it accrues pursuant to Sections 685.010 to 685.030, inclusive.

(d) The subtraction of the amount of any portion of the judgment that is no longer enforceable.

Plain-English Summary

Figuring out exactly how much it takes to satisfy a money judgment isn't as simple as reading the number on the judgment. Section 695.210 supplies the formula: start with the total amount of the judgment as entered or renewed, then make four adjustments.

Two additions increase the number -- costs added to the judgment under § 685.090, and interest that accrues under §§ 685.010 through 685.030. Two subtractions reduce it -- the amount of any partial satisfactions already made, and the amount of any portion of the judgment that's no longer enforceable, whether because it expired or was otherwise cut off.

This running calculation matters throughout enforcement. It's the figure creditors use to know how much property to pursue, and it's the figure that determines when a judgment has been paid off in full. Related provisions like § 695.220 (how payments get credited) and § 695.215 (the effect of paying a judgment on appeal rights) build on the amount this section defines.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the amount required to satisfy a money judgment?

Under § 695.210, it's the judgment total as entered or renewed, plus costs added under § 685.090 and accruing interest under §§ 685.010 through 685.030, minus partial satisfactions and any portion no longer enforceable.

Does interest keep adding to the amount owed?

Yes, § 695.210(b) adds interest as it accrues under §§ 685.010 to 685.030.

What if part of the judgment already expired or became unenforceable?

Section 695.210(d) subtracts that portion from the amount required to satisfy the judgment.

Amendment History

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 876, Sec. 9. Effective October 6, 1993.

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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