California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP |
Part 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE |
Title 11. SISTER STATE AND FOREIGN MONEY—JUDGMENTS |
Chapter 2. Foreign-Country Money Judgments |
Section 1714.
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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) 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. "Foreign-country judgment" includes a judgment by any Indian tribe recognized by the government of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)