§ 714.010.Writ of Possession of Personal Property
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 3 · Chapter 2. Judgment for Possession of Personal Property · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
Full Text of § 714.010
Plain-English Summary
This section starts Chapter 2's shorter, judgment-enforcement version of a possessory writ — distinct from the pre-judgment claim-and-delivery procedure found earlier in this code, since here a judgment for possession already exists and only needs enforcing. The writ itself is the same one authorized by § 712.010, carrying all the baseline content § 712.020 requires.
What this section adds is specific to personal property: the writ must describe the property to be delivered to the judgment creditor, and it must state that property's value if the judgment or a later supplemental order pins one down. That value becomes important under § 714.020, which lets the judgment be enforced as a money judgment for that same value if the levying officer can't obtain the property after all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What writ enforces a judgment for possession of personal property?
What extra content does this writ need beyond the general requirements?
A description of the property to be delivered to the judgment creditor, and the property's value if the judgment or a supplemental order specifies one.
Why does the writ need to state the property's value?
Because § 714.020 lets the judgment be enforced as a money judgment for that value if the levying officer can't obtain the actual property.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.