Where disbursements have been made by a party under the direction of the court, interest at the legal rate shall be allowed thereon from the time of making such disbursements.
§ 874.030.Interest Allowed From Time of Making Disbursements
Title 10.5. Partition of Real and Personal Property · Chapter 8. Costs of Partition · Article 1. Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition · Enacted 1976 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 874.030 allows interest at the legal rate on disbursements a party makes under the court's direction in a partition action, running from the time each disbursement was made.
Full Text of § 874.030
Plain-English Summary
This short section fills a gap between §§ 874.010 and 874.020, which specify interest for particular categories of costs (title reports, outside-litigation expenses). Section 874.030 covers the broader case: any disbursement a party makes under the court's own direction earns interest at the legal rate, starting from the moment the disbursement was made.
The practical effect is that a party who fronts money on the court's order for the case's benefit doesn't absorb the time value of that money — the interest gets added when the costs are apportioned under § 874.040.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does interest start accruing on a court-directed disbursement?
From the time the party made the disbursement.
What interest rate applies?
The legal rate.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.
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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