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EJ-160 - Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)

  • UIDca_court_forms:ej-160
  • CitationEJ-160
  • Court / bodyJudicial Branch of California
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionCA_COURT_FORMS
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Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)

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Form ID: EJ-160
Title: Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)
Effective Date: 2026-01-01
Mandatory Form: no
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-160
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej160.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)
(EJ-160)
Claims that some or all of your property being levied is exempt from collection of a judgment. This form is not filed with the court, but instead is filed with the sheriff or other levying officer.
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Effective: January 1, 2026
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Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov 
Rev. January 1, 2026, Optional Form 
Code Civ. Proc., § 703.520
Claim of Exemption 
(Enforcement of Judgment)
[NOT FOR WAGE GARNISHMENT] 
RETURN TO LEVYING OFFICER. DO NOT FILE WITH COURT
EJ-160
FOR LEVYING OFFICER USE ONLY 
(Levying Officer Name and Address)
LEVYING OFFICER FILE NUMBER:
FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
CLAIM OF EXEMPTION 
(Enforcement of Judgment)
Instructions for completing this form:
Read Exemptions from the Enforcement of Judgments (form EJ-155) and Current 
Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments (form EJ-156) to 
help you figure out whether your property is exempt.
If you check the box for item 4, you must attach a completed Financial Statement 
(form EJ-165) to this Claim of Exemption. You can get a copy of form EJ-165 for free 
by asking the levying officer or going to courts.ca.gov/rules-forms/find-your-court-
forms or your court's self-help center. 
You must give the levying officer this original completed form and one copy of the 
completed form. You should save at least one copy of the form for your records. 
Do not file this form with the court.
1. My name is:
2. Papers should be sent to:
me.
my attorney (I have filed with the court and served on the judgment creditor a request to have papers sent to my attorney, 
and my attorney has consented in writing to receive these papers.)
                                                                                                   (specify):at another addressthe address shown above
3. I am not the judgment debtor named in the notice of levy. The name and last known address of the judgment debtor is
(specify):
4. Some or all of my property is exempt because it is needed to support me and my spouse and dependents.  
A completed Financial Statement (form EJ-165) is attached to this claim. (As used in this form, "spouse" includes a registered 
domestic partner. (Code Civ. Proc., § 17(b)(12).)) 
5. Some or all of my property is exempt without making a claim of exemption. That property is (describe; if more space is needed, 
check here and attach a page labeled Attachment 5):
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Rev. January 1, 2026 Claim of Exemption 
(Enforcement of Judgment)
EJ-160
SHORT TITLE: LEVYING OFFICER FILE NO. COURT CASE NO.
6. The property I claim to be exempt is (describe; if more space is needed, check here and attach a page labeled Attachment 6):
7. My property is exempt under the following laws (specify code and section, for example "Code of Civil Procedure section 
703.140(b)"; if more space is needed, check here and attach a page labeled Attachment 7):
8. The facts supporting my claim of exemption are (describe; if more space is needed, check here  and attach a page 
labeled Attachment 8):
9. The property I claim to be exempt is (if more space is needed to complete any of the lettered subdivisions below, 
check here                                                                              and label the information on the attachment with the relevant 
subdivision letter):
and attach a page labeled Attachment 9,
a. a motor vehicle, the proceeds of an execution sale of a motor vehicle, or the proceeds of insurance or other 
indemnification for the loss, damage, or destruction of a motor vehicle. I own other property of the same type, either alone 
or with other people, and that property is (describe):
b. tools, implements, materials, uniforms, furnishings, books, equipment, a commercial motor vehicle, a vessel, 
or other personal property used in the trade, business, or profession of the judgment debtor or spouse. I own other 
property of the same type, either alone or with other people, and that property is (describe):
c. the loan value of unmatured life insurance policies (including endowment and annuity policies) or benefits from matured 
life insurance policies (including endowment and annuity policies). My spouse or I own, either alone or with other people,  
other property of the same type, and that property is (describe):
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE)
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    Form ID: EJ-160 Title: Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment) Effective Date: 2026-01-01 Mandatory Form: no Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-160 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej160.pdf Form Detail Page: Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment) (EJ-160)…

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    3. I am not the judgment debtor named in the notice of levy. The name and last known address of the judgment debtor is (specify): 4. Some or all of my property is exempt because it is needed to support me and my spouse and dependents. A completed Financial Statement (form EJ-165) is attached to this claim. (As used…

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    life insurance policies (including endowment and annuity policies). My spouse or I own, either alone or with other people, other property of the same type, and that property is (describe): I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: (TY…