California § 26726 - The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 26726 — The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26726. The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution
(a) The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution, possession, or sale is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) when necessarily employed for any eight-hour period or any part thereof. If an additional keeper or keepers are required during these periods, the fee for the additional keeper or keepers shall be the same as fixed, but, in no event shall any one keeper receive more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) during any 24-hour period when so employed. (b) In addition to the fees provided by Section 26721, the fee for maintaining custody of property under levy by the use of a keeper is fifty dollars ($50) for each day custody is maintained after the first day. (c) Notwithstanding any other fee charged, a keeper shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75) when, pursuant to Section 26738, a levying officer prepares a not-found return.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 26726 cover?
Section 26726 ("The fee for keeping and caring for property under a writ of attachment, execution") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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