Code Civ. Proc., § 1710.20 · Chapter 1. Sister State Money Judgments
Code Civ. Proc., § 1710.20
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) An application for entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment shall be filed in a superior court.
(b) Subject to the power of the court to transfer proceedings under this chapter pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 392) of Part 2, the proper county for the filing of an application is any of the following:
(1) The county in which any judgment debtor resides.
(2) If no judgment debtor is a resident, any county in this state.
(c) A case in which the sister state judgment amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 861, Sec. 7. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2024.
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