Title 11: Money Judgments of Other Jurisdictions | Chapter 1: Sister State Money Judgments
California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026
§ 1710.10
As used in this chapter: (a) “Judgment creditor” means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment.
§ 1710.15
(a) A judgment creditor may apply for the entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment by filing an application pursuant to Section 1710.20.
§ 1710.20
(a) An application for entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment shall be filed in a superior court.
§ 1710.25
(a) Upon the filing of the application, the clerk shall enter a judgment based upon the application for the total of the following amounts as shown th…
§ 1710.30
(a) Notice of entry of judgment shall be served promptly by the judgment creditor upon the judgment debtor in the manner provided for service of summo…
§ 1710.35
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a judgment entered pursuant to this chapter shall have the same effect as an original money judgment of …
§ 1710.40
(a) A judgment entered pursuant to this chapter may be vacated on any ground which would be a defense to an action in this state on the sister state j…
§ 1710.45
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a writ of execution on a judgment entered pursuant to this chapter shall not issue, nor may the judg…
§ 1710.50
(a) The court shall grant a stay of enforcement where: (1) An appeal from the sister state judgment is pending or may be taken in the state which orig…
§ 1710.55
No judgment based on a sister state judgment may be entered pursuant to this chapter in any of the following cases: (a) A stay of enforcement of the s…
§ 1710.60
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this chapter affects any right a judgment creditor may have to bring an action to enforce a sist…
§ 1710.65
The entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment pursuant to this chapter does not limit the right of the judgment creditor to bring an action…