Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 1721 : Sister State And Foreign Money-Judgments — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Foreign-Country Money Judgments — Time for commencing action to recognize judgment Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 10 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 1721 Added by Stats 2007 ch 212 (SB 639),s 2, eff. 1/1/2008.