Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1714
Foreign-Country Money Judgments
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
As used in this chapter:
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.
(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) A federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, pueblo, band, or Alaska Native village. (4) 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.
(b) “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
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