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§ 685.020 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), interest commences to accrue on a money judgment on the date of entry of the judgment.

Part 2: Of Civil Actions | Title 9: Enforcement of Judgments | Division 1: Definitions and General Provisions | Chapter 5: Interest and Costs

(a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), interest commences to accrue on a money judgment on the date of entry of the judgment.

(b)  Unless the judgment otherwise provides, if a money judgment is payable in installments, interest commences to accrue as to each installment on the date the installment becomes due.

Amendment history: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 155, Sec. 10. Effective June 30, 1983. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 32 of Ch. 155.