Section 490.020.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 490.020.
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(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following: (1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment. (2) All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment. (b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.

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referencesCal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 490.010.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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