California Code of Civil Procedure 706.152 – If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with …
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If an employer withholds earnings pursuant to this chapter and, with the intent to defraud either the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor, fails to pay such withheld earnings over to the levying officer, the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.)
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 706.152
- creditor: means the state or the department or agency of the state seeking to collect the liability. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
- debtor: means the debtor from whom the liability is sought to be collected. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
- Earnings: means compensation payable by an employer to an employee for personal services performed by such employee, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011
- Employer: means a person for whom an individual performs services as an employee. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011