Law Practice,
Consumer Law
Jun. 22, 2020
Enforcement of money judgments: How the new debtor exemptions impact you
Senate Bill 616, which goes into full effect on Sept. 1, 2020, has many purposes, chief among them the creation of an automatic bank account exemption for judgment debtors.
Jessica Williams
Jessica is a third-year student at UC Berkeley School of Law. During her second year, she worked at the East Bay Community Law Center's Consumer Justice Clinic.
In October 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 into law, expanding protections for judgment debtors against judgment creditors. SB 616, which goes into full effect on Sept. 1, 2020, has many purposes, chief among them the creation of an automatic bank account exemption for judgment debtors. Other additions include an increase in the amount of time a judgment debtor has to file a claim of exemption and codification of a hardship exemption based on individual...
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