California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 9 — Enforcement of Judgments, Division 1 — Definitions and General Provisions, Chapter 3 — Period for Enforcement and Renewal of Judgments, Article 1 — Period for Enforcement of Judgments, Section 683.020
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.
(c) Any lien created by an enforcement procedure pursuant to the judgment is extinguished.
Notes
Bars enforcement of a money judgment or judgment for possession or sale of property after 10 years from entry unless another statute provides otherwise. At that point all enforcement procedures under the judgment, writ, or order must cease, and any lien created by an enforcement procedure under the judgment is extinguished.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 683.020 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-9/division-1/chapter-3/article-1/section-683-020