Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 490.020 — Liability for Wrongful Attachment
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 490.020
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 490.020 — Liability for Wrongful Attachment is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:
(1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.
(2) All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.
(b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.