The entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment pursuant to this chapter does not limit the right of the judgment creditor to bring an action based on the part of a judgment of a sister state which does not require the payment of money, nor does the bringing of such an action limit the right of the judgment creditor to obtain entry of judgment based on the sister state judgment pursuant to this chapter.
§ 1710.65.Action By Judgment Creditor Based On Part of Judgment Not Requiring Payment of Money
Title 11. Money Judgments of Other Jurisdictions · Chapter 1. Sister State Money Judgments · Enacted 1974 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1710.65 clarifies that registering the money portion of a sister state judgment does not limit a judgment creditor's right to separately sue on the judgment's non-money portion, and pursuing that separate action does not limit the right to register the money portion either.
Full Text of § 1710.65
Plain-English Summary
A single out-of-state judgment can combine a money award with other relief, an injunction or a declaration, for instance, that this chapter's registration process was never built to handle. This section makes sure using registration for the money part does not cost the creditor anything with respect to the rest of the judgment. Registering the money portion under this chapter does not limit the creditor's right to bring a separate action based on whatever part of the sister state judgment does not require paying money.
The reverse holds equally true. Bringing that separate action on the non-money relief does not limit the creditor's right to also register the money portion under this chapter. The two remedies run on independent tracks, letting a creditor pursue full relief on a mixed judgment without having to sacrifice one procedure to use the other.
Frequently Asked Questions
If a sister state judgment includes both money damages and an injunction, does registering it cover the injunction too?
No. Registration under this chapter only reaches the money portion; the non-money relief has to be pursued through a separate action.
Does suing separately on the non-money relief affect the right to register the money judgment?
No. Section 1710.65 keeps the two remedies independent of each other in both directions.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 211.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
· Official source
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