INSTRUCTIONS: ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT—RESTITUTION

CR-113/JV-793

Attorney or Person Without Attorney
Write the name of your attorney. If you are representing  
yourself, your name goes here.

Recording Requested by and Return to
Check the box and place your name and address in the  
space provided. After the document has been filed with  
the court, you need to take a certified copy to the County  
Recorder’s Office.

Telephone Number
Your telephone number goes here. You may also give a  
number where the court can leave a message for you.

Fax Number
You may write in your fax number here or you may leave  
this line blank.

E-mail Address
You may write in your e-mail address here or you may  
leave this line blank.

Applicable Party
Check the applicable box. If you are representing yourself,  
check the box for judgment creditor.

Name and Address of Court
Ask the clerk of your court for this information, including  
the court’s address. 

Case Name
Use the assigned case name. Example: In re John D. or  
People of the State of California v. Doe. 

Case Number 
Write the assigned case number in this space. You need 
to write this number at the top of every page of this form.

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B.

C.

D.

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For Court Use Only
Leave blank. After this form is filed, the clerk will stamp this box on the copies so everyone knows they are copies of an official 
court  document.

Application for Abstract of Judgment
Check the applicable box. If you are the victim, check the box for judgment creditor. A separate judgment must be filed for each 
defendant or child and each victim.

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b.

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d.

The judgment debtor is the person who was ordered to pay the restitution. Write the name and last known address of the 
judgment debtor in the space provided. You may also include any known aliases used by the judgment debtor.

Fill in the last 4 digits of the judgment debtor’s driver license number and state where it was issued, if you know them. If you 
do not know this information, check the “Unknown” box to the right.

Fill in the last 4 digits of the judgment debtor’s social security number, if you know it. If you do not know this information, check 
the “Unknown” box to the right.
Fill in the judgment debtor’s date of birth, if you know it. If you do not know this information, check the “Unknown” box to the 
right.

L.

Name and Signature

Print your name on the line specified. If you are  representing yourself, sign on the other line. Write in the date. If identifying 
information is obtained from other than direct sources, check the “On Information and Belief” box located below the signature line.

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Case Name and Number
Use the case name and case number that you wrote on  
the front of the form.

Judgment Creditor 
Enter your name in the space provided.

Judgment Debtor
Enter the full name of the judgment debtor in the 
space provided.

Judgment Date 
Enter the date the judgment was entered. If you don’t 
know the date, the clerk of the court should complete  
this information.
Amount of Judgment 
Enter the amount of the judgment entered. If you don’t 
know the amount, the clerk of the court should complete 
this information.

Stay of Enforcement
Specify whether the court has ordered a stay of  
enforcement. If a stay of enforcement was ordered, 
check the appropriate box and write in the date of  
the order and the date it is effective until. If a stay  
of enforcement was not ordered, check the other box.
Abstract of Judgment 
The clerk of the court will write in the date the judgment  
was issued and will sign the Abstract of Judgment—Restitution.

If the person who owes you restitution does not pay you, you can place a judgment lien on real estate that the person owns or may own 

in the future. A judgment lien requires the debtor to pay you the money he or she owes you before selling, transferring, or refinancing 

that property. To create a lien, you need to record an abstract of judgment with the county recorder's office in the county where the 

property is located. You may use either Abstract of Judgment—Restitution (form CR-111/JV-791) or Abstract of Judgment—Civil and 

Small Claims (form EJ-001). You should complete as much information as you know on page one of the form. The box on the upper 

left-hand side of page 1 of form CR-111/JV-791, described in Instructions A-F, gives the county recorder required information about 

you. The rest of page 1 includes information about your case and legally required information about the offender. The clerk's 

certification is on page 2.  

  

Once the court has issued an abstract of judgment, you can take it to the county recorder's office and have it recorded for a nominal 

recording fee. Recording the abstract of judgment with the county recorder places a judgment lien on any real estate that the defendant 

owns in that county at the time of the recording or may own in the future. In juvenile cases, recording of the abstract places a lien on the 

parent's or guardian's real property if they are named in the judgment. If you want to place a lien on property in more than one county, 

you need to record a separate abstract of judgment in each county.

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