An Assignment Order (or Order for Assignment) is a court order after noticed motion assigning a judgment debtor, or debtor of a debtor, certain rights to the judgment creditor. An Assignment Order is not a levy. The order requires payments that the judgment debtor would usually get, like rent from tenants, wages from the federal government, sales commissions, royalties, a business’s accounts receivable, or installment payments on promissory notes or judgments. The payments are made directly to the judgment debtor, not the Sheriff’s Department. A Writ of Execution for Money Judgment is not required.
If the Sheriff’s Department is requested to serve the order, written and signed instructions are required as in any other service. A service fee of $40 pursuant to CCP 26720.9.