California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 2 — Of Civil ActionsTitle 2 — Of the Time of Commencing Civil ActionsChapter 4 — General Provisions as to the Time of Commencing ActionsSection 361
When a cause of action has arisen in another State, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon cannot there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an action thereon shall not be maintained against him in this State, except in favor of one who has been a citizen of this State, and who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.
Notes
Bars a California action on a cause arising in another state or foreign country when that jurisdiction’s law would already bar the action because of elapsed time. The bar does not apply in favor of a person who has been a California citizen and has held the cause of action continuously since it accrued.
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