Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 683.020 : Enforcement Of Judgments — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Definitions And General Provisions — Period For Enforcement And Renewal Of Judgments — Period For Enforcement Of Judgments — Period of enforceability Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session 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. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 683.020