Section 5250. Arrest of judgment debtor

Upon motion of the judgment
  creditor without notice, where it is shown that the judgment  debtor  is
  about  to depart from the state, or keeps himself concealed therein, and
  that there is reason to believe that he has in his possession or custody
  property in which he has an interest, the  court  may  issue  a  warrant
  directed  to  the sheriff of any county in which the judgment debtor may
  be located. The warrant shall command the sheriff to arrest the judgment
  debtor forthwith and bring him before the court. The sheriff shall serve
  a copy of the warrant and the papers upon which it was  based  upon  the
  judgment  debtor  at  the  time  he  makes the arrest. When the judgment
  debtor is brought before the court, the court may order that he give  an
  undertaking,  in  a  sum  to  be fixed by the court, that he will attend
  before the court for examination and that he will obey the terms of  any
  restraining notice contained in the order.