§ 1714 As used in this chapter: (a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following: (1) The United States.
Part 3: Of Special Proceedings of a Civil Nature | Title 11: Money Judgments of Other Jurisdictions | Chapter 2: Foreign-Country Money Judgments
Rule Text
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.
Amendment history: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 243, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 168, Sec. 3. (AB 905) Effective January 1, 2018.