EJ-155 - Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments

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Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments

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Form ID: EJ-155
Title: Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments
Effective Date: 2021-09-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-155
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej155.pdf
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Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments
(EJ-155)
List of property or money that is protected (exempt) from judgment collection and the code section that describes the exemption. These code sections are used when completing a Claim of Exemption (form EJ-160).
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
EJ-155 [Rev. September 1, 2021]
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS Code of Civil Procedure, 
§§ 681.030(c), 700.010 
EJ-155
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
The following is a list of assets that may be exempt from levy in enforcing a judgment.
Exemptions are found in the United States Code (USC) and in the California codes, primarily the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP).
Because of periodic changes in the law, the list may not include all exemptions that apply in your case. The exemptions may not apply 
in full or under all circumstances. Some are not available after a certain period of time. You or your attorney should read the statutes.
If you believe the assets that are being levied on are exempt, file the claim of exemption form that you received with the Notice of Levy 
packet.
AMOUNT OF EXEMPTIONS: For the exemption amount, please refer to the code section listed below for each type of property. The 
current amounts of certain exemptions are listed in Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions From Enforcement of Judgments (form 
EJ-156). The amounts of some of the exemptions are amended every three years and become effective immediately on April 1 under 
the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 703.150. 
Type of Property
ABLE Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accounts (See Deposit Accounts)
Appliances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Art and Heirlooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BART District Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Benefit Payments:
BART District Benefits  . . . . . . . . . 
Charity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civil Service Retirement
Benefits (Federal) . . . . . . . . . .
County Employees
Retirement Benefits  . . . . . . . .
Disability Insurance Benefits  . . . . 
Fire Service Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fraternal Organization
Funds Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Health Insurance Benefits . . . . . . .
Irrigation System
Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . .
Judges Survivors Benefits
(Federal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legislators Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Life Insurance Benefits:
Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lighthouse Keepers
Surviving Spouses Benefits . . . .
Longshore & Harbor Workers
Compensation or Benefits . . . .
Military Benefits:
Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Survivors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Municipal Utility District
Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . .
Peace Officers Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Pension Plans 
(and Death Benefits):
Private  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Code and Section
Welf & I C § 4880(c)
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.040
CCP § 704.010
Pub Util C § 28896
CCP § 704.110
Pub Util C § 28896
CCP § 704.170
5 USC § 8346
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 31452
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 32210
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.170
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.110
28 USC § 376(n)
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 9359.3
CCP § 704. 100
CCP § 704. 100
33 USC § 775
33 USC § 916
10 USC § 1440
10 USC § 1450
CCP § 704.110
Pub Util C § 12337
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 31913
CCP § 704.115
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.170
CCP § 704.110
Welf & I C § 17409
Type of Property
Benefit Payments (cont.)
Relocation Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirement Benefits 
and Contributions:
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Public  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segregated Benefit Funds . . . 
Social Security Benefits . . . . . . . . .
Strike Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Supplemental Security Income . . . . 
Transit District Retirement 
Benefits (Alameda and
Contra Costa Counties) . . . . . .
Unemployment Benefits
and Contributions . . . . . . . . . . 
Veterans Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Veterans Medal of Honor
Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Welfare Payments  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Workers Compensation  . . . . . . . . 
Boats  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Building Materials (Residential) . . . . . 
Business:
Licenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tools of Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cars and Trucks (including
proceeds)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .
Cemeteries:
Land Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Charity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Claims, Actions and Awards:
Personal Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Worker’s Compensation . . . . . . . .
Wrongful Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condemnation Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . .
County Employees Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Damages (See Personal Injury
and Wrongful Death)
Deposit Accounts:
Deposit Accounts (generally)  . . . . .
Deposit Accounts (hardship). .  . . . . .
Code and Section
CCP § 704.225
CCP § 704.180
CCP § 704.115
CCP § 704.110
Ins C § 10498.5
42 USC § 407
CCP § 704.120
42 USC § 1383
42 USC § 407(d)
CCP § 704.110
Pub Util C § 25337
CCP § 704.120
38 USC § 5301
38 USC § 1562
CCP § 704.170
Welf & I C § 17409
CCP § 704.160
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.710
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.030
CCP § 695.060
CCP § 699.720(a)(1)
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.010
CCP § 704.070
Health & SC § 7925
CCP § 704.200
CCP § 704.170
CCP § 704.140
CCP § 704.160
CCP § 704.150
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.720(b)
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 31452
CCP § 704.220
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(Continued)
Deposit Accounts (cont.)
Escrow or Trust Funds . . . . . . .  . . . 
Social Security Direct
Deposits  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . 
Direct Deposit Account:
Social Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Supplemental Security Income . . . 
Public Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Disability Insurance Benefits  . . . . . . . 
Dwelling House  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Educational Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Employment Bonds  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) funds . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Assistance:
Charity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Public Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Type of Property
Student Aid   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Welfare (See Public Assistance)
Fire Service Retirement  . . . . . . . . . . . 
Fraternal Organizations
Funds and Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Fuel for Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
General Assignment for
Benefit of Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Health Insurance Benefits . . . . . . . . . . 
Home:
Building Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Dwelling House  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Housetrailer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Mobilehome  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homestead   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Household Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Insurance:
Disability Insurance  . . . . . . . . . . . 
Fraternal Benefit Society  . . . . . . .
Group Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Health Insurance Benefits  . . . . . . 
Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance Proceeds—
Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Irrigation System
Retirement Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Judges Survivors Benefits
(Federal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Legislators Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Licenses    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Lighthouse Keepers Surviving
Spouses Benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Longshore and Harbor Workers
Compensation or Benefits . . . . . . . . 
Military Benefits:
Retirement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Survivors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Military Personnel—Property   . . . . . . . 
Code and Section
Fin C § 17410
CCP § 704.080
CCP § 704.080
CCP § 704.080
CCP § 704.080
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.740
CCP § 704.070
CCP § 706.050
15 USC § 1673(a)
Ed C § 21116
Lab C § 404
CCP § 704.230
CCP § 704.170
CCP § 704.170
Welf & I C § 17409
CCP § 704.190
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 32210
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.170
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 1801
CCP § 704.050
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.030
CCP § 704.740
CCP § 704.720
CCP § 704.730
CCP § 704.710
CCP § 704.710
CCP § 704.720
CCP § 704.730
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.100
CCP § 704.130
CCP § 704.100
CCP § 704.010
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.040
28 USC § 376(n)
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 9359.3
CCP § 695.060
CCP § 720(a)(1)
33 USC § 775
33 USC § 916
10 USC § 1440
10 USC § 1450
50 USC § 3934
Type of Property
Proceeds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Motor Vehicle (Including
Municipal Utility District
Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peace Officers Retirement
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension Plans:
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Effects  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Injury Actions
or Damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prisoner’s Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property Not Subject to
Enforcement of Money
Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prosthetic and Orthopedic
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provisions (for Residence)  . . . . . . . . . 
Public Assistance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Employees:
Death Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Retirement Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . 
Vacation Credits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Railroad Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . .
Railroad Unemployment
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relocation Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirement Benefits and
Contributions:
Private  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scholarshare (Higher Education
 Savings)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Segregated Benefit Funds  . . . . . . . . . .
Servicemembers Property . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security Direct Deposit. . . . . . . .
Strike Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supplemental Security Income . . . . 
Student Aid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Tools of Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transit District Retirement
Benefits (Alameda and Contra
Costa Counties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travelers Check Sales Proceeds . . . . . 
Unemployment Benefits and
Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uniforms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vacation Credits (Public
Employees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterans Benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Veterans Medal of Honor
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Wages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welfare Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers Compensation
Claims or Awards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrongful Death Actions or
Damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Code and Section
CCP § 704.010
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.110
Pub Util C § 12337
CCP § 704.110
Govt C § 31913
CCP § 704.115
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.140
CCP § 704.090
CCP § 704.210
CCP § 704.050
CCP § 704.020
CCP § 704.170
Welf & I C § 17409
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.110
CCP § 704.113
45 USC § 231m
45 USC § 352(e)
CCP § 704.180
CCP § 704.115
CCP § 704.110
Ins C § 10498.5
CCP § 704.105
Ins C § 10498.6
50 USC § 523(b)
42 USC § 407
CCP § 704.080
CCP § 704.120
42 USC § 1383(d)
42 USC § 407
CCP § 704.190
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.110
Pub Util C § 25337
Fin C § 1875
CCP § 704.120
CCP § 704.060
CCP § 704.113
38 USC § 5301
38 USC § 1562
CCP § 704.070
CCP § 706.050
CCP § 706.051
CCP § 704.170
Welf & I C § 17409
CCP § 704.160
CCP § 704.150

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  Form ID: EJ-155 Title: Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments Effective Date: 2021-09-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-155 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej155.pdf Form Detail Page: Exemptions from The Enforcement of Judgments (EJ-155…

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  Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . Disability Insurance Benefits . . . . Fire Service Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternal Organization Funds Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . Health Insurance Benefits . . . . . . . Irrigation System Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . . Judges…

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  Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Building Materials (Residential) . . . . . Business: Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tools of Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cars and Trucks (including proceeds) . . . . . . …

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  Charity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . Type of Property Student Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welfare (See Public Assistance) Fire Service Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . Fraternal Organizations Funds and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel…

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  CCP § 704.100 CCP § 704.010 CCP § 704.110 CCP § 704.040 28 USC § 376(n) CCP § 704.110 Govt C § 9359.3 CCP § 695.060 CCP § 720(a)(1) 33 USC § 775 33 USC § 916 10 USC § 1440 10 USC § 1450 50 USC § 3934 Type of Property Proceeds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor Vehicle (Including Municipal …

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  Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welfare Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workers Compensation Claims or Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wrongful Death Actions or Damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code and S…