EJ-156 - Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments

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Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments

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Form ID: EJ-156
Title: Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments
Effective Date: 2025-07-21
Mandatory Form: no
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-156
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej156.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments
(EJ-156)
List of the current dollar amount of exemptions listed in form EJ-155.
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Code of Civil Procedure, 
§§ 703.140, 703.150, 
704.010 et seq. 
courts.ca.gov
Form Approved for Optional Use 
Judicial Council of California 
EJ-156  [Rev. July 21, 2025]
CURRENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF EXEMPTIONS 
FROM ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
EJ-156
CURRENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS  
Code of Civil Procedure sections 703.140(b) and 704.010 et seq.
EXEMPTIONS UNDER SECTION 703.140(b)
The following lists the current dollar amounts of exemptions from enforcement of judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 
703.140(b) used in a case under title 11 of the United States Code (bankruptcy). 
Unless otherwise provided by statute, these amounts are effective April 1, 2025, and will be adjusted at each three-year interval ending 
on March 31. The amount of the adjustment to the prior amounts is based on the change in the annual California Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the most recent three-year period ending on the preceding December 31, with each adjusted amount 
rounded to the nearest $25. (See Code  Civ. Proc., § 703.150(e).)
Code Civ. Proc., § 703.140(b) Type of Property Amount of Exemption
(1) The debtor's aggregate interest in real property or 
personal property that the debtor or a dependent of 
the debtor uses as a residence, or in a cooperative 
that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of 
the debtor uses as a residence $ 36,750
(2) The debtor's interest in one or more motor vehicles $ 8,625
The debtor's interest in household furnishings, 
household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, 
books, animals, crops, or musical instruments, that 
are held primarily for the personal, family, or 
household use of the debtor or a dependent of the 
debtor (value is of any particular item)
(3)
$ 925
(4) The debtor's aggregate interest in jewelry held 
primarily for the personal, family, or household use of 
the debtor or a dependent of the debtor $ 2,175
(5) The debtor's aggregate interest, plus any unused 
amount of the exemption provided under paragraph 
(1), in any property $ 1,950
The debtor's aggregate interest in any implements, 
professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor 
or the trade of a dependent of the debtor
(6)
$ 10,950
The debtor's aggregate interest in any accrued 
dividend or interest under, or loan value of, any 
unmatured life insurance contract owned by the 
debtor under which the insured is the debtor or an 
individual of whom the debtor is a dependent
(8)
$ 19,625
The debtor's aggregate interest in vacation credits or 
accrued, or unused, vacation pay, sick leave, family 
leave, or wages, as defined in Section 200 of the 
Labor Code
(10)(F)
$ 8,625
The debtor's right to receive, or property traceable to, 
a payment on account of personal bodily injury of the 
debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is a 
dependent
(11)(E)
$ 36,750
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CURRENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS  
Code of Civil Procedure sections 703.140(b) and 704.010 et seq.
The amount of the automatic exemption for a deposit account under section 704.220(a) is effective July 1, 2025, and unless otherwise 
provided by statute after that date, will be adjusted annually, effective July 1, by the Department of Social Services under Welfare and 
Institutions Code section 11453 to reflect the minimum basic standard of care for a family of four as established by section 11452.*
EXEMPTIONS UNDER SECTION 704.010 et seq.
The following lists the current dollar amounts of exemptions from enforcement of judgment under title 9, division 2, chapter 4, article 3 
(commencing with section 704.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure. 
Unless otherwise provided by statute, the other amounts are all effective April 1, 2025, and will be adjusted at each three-year interval, 
ending on March 31. The amount of the adjustment to the prior amounts is based on the change in the annual California Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the most recent three-year period ending on the preceding December 31, with each adjusted 
amount rounded to the nearest $25. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 703.150(e).)
Code Civ. Proc. Section Type of Property Amount of Exemption
704.010 Motor vehicle (any combination of aggregate equity, proceeds 
of execution sale, and proceeds of insurance or other 
indemnification for loss, damage, or destruction)
$ 8,625
704.030 Material to be applied to repair or maintenance of residence $ 4,400
Jewelry, heirlooms, art704.040 $ 10,950
Personal property used in debtor's or debtor's spouse's trade, 
business, or profession (amount of exemption for commercial 
motor vehicle not to exceed $4,850)
704.060 $ 10,950
704.060 Personal property used in debtor's and spouse's common 
trade, business, or profession (amount of exemption for 
commercial motor vehicle not to exceed $9,700)
$ 21,900
704.220 Deposit account, generally (exemption without claim; amount 
per judgment debtor, section 704.220(a) & (e))1
$ 2,244*
704.080 Deposit account with direct payment of social security or public 
benefits (exemption without claim, section 704.080(b))2
• Public benefits, one depositor is designated payee $ 2,175
• Social security benefits, one depositor is designated 
payee
$ 4,400
• Public benefits, two or more depositors are 
designated payees 3
$ 3,250
• Social security benefits, two or more depositors are 
designated payees 3
$ 6,575
704.090 Inmate trust account $ 2,175
Inmate trust account (restitution fine or order) $ 3254
Aggregate loan value of unmatured life insurance policies704.100 $ 17,525
The aggregate interest in vacation credits or accrued, or 
unused, vacation pay, sick leave, or family leave
704.113 $ 8,625
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1 This exemption does not preclude or reduce other exemptions for deposit accounts. However, if the exemption amount for the deposit 
account applicable under other automatic exemptions    such as those applicable for direct deposit of social security benefits or public 
benefits    is greater under the other exemptions, then those apply instead of this one. (Code Civ. Proc., § 704.220(b).) —
2 The amount of a deposit account with direct deposited funds that exceeds exemption amounts shown is also exempt to the extent it consists 
of payments of public benefits or social security benefits. (Code Civ. Proc., § 704.080(c).)
3 If only one joint payee is a beneficiary of the payment, the exemption is in the amount available to a single designated payee. (Code Civ. 
Proc., § 704.080(b)(3) & (4).)
4 This amount is not subject to adjustments under Code of Civil Procedure section 703.150.

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  Form ID: EJ-156 Title: Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments Effective Date: 2025-07-21 Mandatory Form: no Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-156 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej156.pdf Form Detail Page: Current Dollar Amounts of Exempt…

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  (5) The debtor's aggregate interest, plus any unused amount of the exemption provided under paragraph (1), in any property $ 1,950 The debtor's aggregate interest in any implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor (6) $ 10,950 The debtor's aggre…

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  of execution sale, and proceeds of insurance or other indemnification for loss, damage, or destruction) $ 8,625 704.030 Material to be applied to repair or maintenance of residence $ 4,400 Jewelry, heirlooms, art704.040 $ 10,950 Personal property used in debtor's or debtor's spouse's trade, business, or professi…