Except for the forms referred to in Section 706.076, the state shall prescribe the form of any order, notice, or other document required by this chapter in connection with a withholding order for taxes notwithstanding Sections 706.100 and 706.120, and any form so prescribed is deemed to comply with this chapter.
§ 706.081.Forms Prescribed By State
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 2 · Chapter 5. Wage Garnishment · Article 4. Earnings Withholding Order for Taxes · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 706.081 lets the state prescribe its own forms for any order, notice, or document required by this chapter in connection with a withholding order for taxes, overriding the standard Judicial Council forms otherwise used in this chapter, and deems any such state form compliant.
Full Text of § 706.081
Plain-English Summary
The rest of this chapter generally relies on forms the Judicial Council prescribes. This section carves out an exception for the tax-collection track: except for the forms used with a court-issued withholding order for taxes under § 706.076, the state itself gets to prescribe the form of any order, notice, or document needed for a withholding order for taxes, notwithstanding the general forms provisions elsewhere in this chapter.
Whatever form the state prescribes for that purpose is automatically deemed to satisfy this chapter's requirements — there's no separate compliance check against the standard forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the state use the same forms as ordinary wage garnishment cases?
No, generally. Section 706.081 lets the state prescribe its own forms for withholding orders for taxes, except for the forms tied to a court-issued order under § 706.076.
Are state-prescribed tax withholding forms automatically valid?
Yes, any form the state prescribes for this purpose is deemed to comply with this chapter.
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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