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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1714 — Foreign-Country Money Judgments

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1714

Type
Statute
Source
California Code of Civil Procedure
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2018-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

As used in this chapter:

Citator

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1714 — Foreign-Country Money Judgments is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following:

(1) The United States.

(2) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.

(3) A federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, pueblo, band, or Alaska Native village.

(4) Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

(b) “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.