California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 683.020

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.
(c)Any lien created by an enforcement procedure pursuant to the judgment is extinguished.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 683.020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/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

Other sections in Article 1 - Period for Enforcement of Judgments

§ 683.010§ 683.020§ 683.030§ 683.040§ 683.050

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