The perfecting of an appeal shall not stay enforcement of the judgment or order in the trial court if the judgment or order appealed from directs the performance of two or more of the acts specified in Sections 917.1 through 917.5, unless the appellant complies with the requirements of each applicable section.
§ 917.6.Judgment Or Order Directing Performance of Acts Specified In Sections 917.1 Through 917.5
Title 13. Appeals In Civil Actions · Chapter 2. Stay of Enforcement and Other Proceedings · Enacted 1968 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 917.6 requires an appellant facing a judgment or order that directs two or more of the acts covered by §§ 917.1 through 917.5 to comply with the undertaking or deposit requirements of each applicable section before the appeal stays enforcement.
Full Text of § 917.6
Plain-English Summary
Judgments don't always fit neatly into one category. A single judgment might order both payment of money and delivery of personal property, or both conveyance of real property and execution of an instrument. Section 917.6 answers what happens then: the appellant has to satisfy every applicable section's requirement, not just one.
In practice that can mean posting more than one undertaking, or combining a bond with a document deposit, depending on which of §§ 917.1 through 917.5 the judgment's various directives trigger. There's no shortcut or combined formula — each piece of the judgment gets the treatment its own section calls for.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a judgment orders more than one kind of relief covered by this chapter?
Under § 917.6, the appellant must comply with the requirements of each applicable section among §§ 917.1 through 917.5, not just one.
Does § 917.6 create its own bond amount or formula?
No. It only requires compliance with whichever of §§ 917.1 through 917.5 applies to each part of the judgment.
Could this mean posting multiple undertakings for a single judgment?
Yes, if the judgment directs multiple acts each governed by a different section, such as paying money and also delivering property.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 385.
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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