2005 California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 706.010-706.011 Article 1. Short Title; Definitions

706.010.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Wage
Garnishment Law."
706.011.  As used in this chapter:
   (a) "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.
   (b) "Earnings assignment order for support" means an order, made
pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200) of Part 5 of
Division 9 of the Family Code or Section 3088 of the Probate Code,
which requires an employer to withhold earnings for support.
   (c) "Employee" means a public officer and any individual who
performs services subject to the right of the employer to control
both what shall be done and how it shall be done.
   (d) "Employer" means a person for whom an individual performs
services as an employee.
   (e) "Judgment creditor," as applied to the state, means the
specific state agency seeking to collect a judgment or tax liability.
   (f) "Judgment debtor" includes a person from whom the state is
seeking to collect a tax liability under Article 4 (commencing with
Section 706.070), whether or not a judgment has been obtained on such
tax liability.
   (g) "Person" includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership
or other unincorporated association, a limited liability company, and
a public entity.