Title 11: Money Judgments of Other Jurisdictions | Chapter 2: Foreign-Country Money Judgments
California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026
§ 1713
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
§ 1714
As used in this chapter: (a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following: (1) The United States.
§ 1715
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment both: (1) Gran…
§ 1716
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (f), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which thi…
§ 1717
(a) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1716, a foreign court lacks personal jurisdiction over a defendant if either of the…
§ 1718
(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking…
§ 1719
If the court in a proceeding under Section 1718 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the ext…
§ 1720
If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken in the foreign country, the court may stay any proce…
§ 1721
An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effec…
§ 1722
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject mat…
§ 1723
This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapt…
§ 1724
(a) This chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-countr…
§ 1725
(a) If all of the following conditions are satisfied, a person against whom a foreign-country defamation judgment was rendered may seek declaratory re…