Code of Civil Procedure § 683.020

ARTICLE 1. Period for Enforcement of Judgments

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 683.020Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, upon the expiration of 10 years after the date of entry of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property:

(a) The judgment may not be enforced.

(b) All enforcement procedures pursuant to the judgment or to a writ or order issued pursuant to the judgment shall cease.