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California Consumer Protections
California Wage Garnishment & Bank Levy Protections
California provides an automatic, self-executing statutory exemption for direct-deposited wages and earnings in deposit accounts.
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Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 704.070 (Traceable paid earnings); Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 704.080 (Deposit accounts)
Protection for money in your bank account
Protected funds without requiring the consumer to file a formal claim of exemption up to the statutory ceiling, alongside strict wage tracing provisions.
How exempt earnings are traced
California uses strict wage tracing provisions with automatic exemption calculations.
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