If the court extends the time allowed for an act to be done under this article, written notice of the extension shall be filed with the levying officer and, unless notice is waived, shall be served promptly on the opposing party. Service shall be made personally or by mail.
§ 703.590.Service of Notice of Extension to Act
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 4. Exemptions · Article 2. Procedure for Claiming Exemptions After Levy · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 703.590 requires that if a court extends the time allowed to do something under this article, written notice of that extension be filed with the levying officer and, unless notice is waived, served promptly on the opposing party, either personally or by mail.
Full Text of § 703.590
Plain-English Summary
Several deadlines run through this article — filing a claim, opposing it, holding the hearing — and this section handles what happens when a court grants more time for any of them. Whenever the court extends an act's deadline, the party who obtained the extension has to file written notice of it with the levying officer.
Unless the opposing party has waived notice, that same written notice also has to go out to them promptly, served either personally or by mail. Keeping the levying officer and the opposing party current on any extension matters because § 703.580(f) releases the property by default if the exemption isn't decided within the time § 703.570 allows — an extension nobody knows about could otherwise lead to property being released, or held, based on outdated deadlines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must happen when a court extends a deadline under this article?
Written notice of the extension must be filed with the levying officer and served promptly on the opposing party, unless that party has waived notice.
How can this notice be served?
Personally or by mail.
Why does keeping the levying officer informed of an extension matter?
Because the levying officer's duties, including the default release of property under § 703.580(f), run on the deadlines this article sets — an unnoticed extension could throw off that timing.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
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Last verified July 28, 2026.
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