Code of Civil Procedure section 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 effective in the foreign country or 10 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.

Source: Section 1721, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1721. (updated Jan. 1, 2008; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1721

Original Source: Section 1721, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1721. (last accessed May 12, 2025).