If the judgment creditor does not comply with the demand within the time allowed, the judgment debtor or the owner of the real property subject to a judgment lien created under the installment judgment may apply to the court on noticed motion for an order requiring the judgment creditor to comply with the demand. The notice of motion shall be served on the judgment creditor. Service shall be made personally or by mail. If the court determines that the matured installments have been satisfied as of the date specified in the demand and that the judgment creditor has not complied with the demand, the court shall either (1) order the judgment creditor to comply with the demand or (2) make an order determining that the matured installments as of the date specified in the demand have been satisfied.
§ 724.230.Motion to Compel Acknowledgment of Matured Installments
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 5 · Chapter 3. Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Matured Installments Under Installment Judgment · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 724.230 lets a debtor or property owner bring a noticed motion asking the court to determine that matured installments have been satisfied and to order the creditor to comply with the demand, if the creditor didn't respond within the time § 724.220 allows.
Full Text of § 724.230
Plain-English Summary
This section is the enforcement half of § 724.220's demand procedure. If the creditor doesn't comply within the time that section allows, the judgment debtor or the property owner can apply to the court on noticed motion for an order requiring compliance. The notice of motion has to be served on the creditor, personally or by mail.
At the hearing, the court decides whether the matured installments really were satisfied as of the date the demand specified and whether the creditor failed to comply. If both are true, the court can take either of two approaches: order the creditor to comply with the demand, or make its own order determining that the matured installments, as of the specified date, have been satisfied — bypassing the need for the creditor's cooperation altogether.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can this motion be brought?
When the judgment creditor doesn't comply with a demand under § 724.220 within the time that section allows.
What does the court decide at the hearing on this motion?
Whether the matured installments have been satisfied as of the date specified in the demand and whether the creditor failed to comply.
What can the court order if it finds the creditor didn't comply?
Either an order directing the creditor to comply with the demand, or its own order determining that the matured installments have been satisfied as of the specified date.
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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Also known as: motion compel acknowledgment matured installments californiainstallment judgment noticed motion