California Code of Civil Procedure 1714 – As used in this chapter:(a) “Foreign country” means a government …
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following:
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 1714
- Foreign country: means a government other than any of the following:
California Code of Civil Procedure 1714
- State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
(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.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 243, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 168, Sec. 3. (AB 905) Effective January 1, 2018.)