Section 703.020.  


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  • (a) The exemptions provided by this chapter apply only to property of a natural person.

    (b) The exemptions provided in this chapter may be claimed by any of the following persons:

    (1) In all cases, by the judgment debtor or a person acting on behalf of the judgment debtor.

    (2) In the case of community property, by the spouse of the judgment debtor, whether or not the spouse is also a judgment debtor under the judgment.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.)