California Senate Bill SB1429 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1429INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Evans FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 1719 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to judgments. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1429, as introduced, Evans. Judgments: foreign-country money judgments. The Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act provides a procedure for recognition of a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money and that is final, conclusive, and enforceable under the law of the foreign country where rendered, with specified exceptions. If a court finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition, then the judgment is both conclusive between the parties and enforceable in California, as specified. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1719 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read: 1719. If the court in a proceeding under Section 1718 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is both  of the following  : (a) Conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this state would be conclusive. (b) Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.