§ 1734.Form of Application

Title 11. Money Judgments of Other Jurisdictions · Chapter 3. Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act · Enacted 2014 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1734 lists the sworn information an application under Section 1733 must contain, including respondent identification details, statute-of-limitations and finality statements, the outstanding judgment amount and applicable interest, and required attachments like an authenticated copy of the tribal court judgment and its procedural rules.

Full Text of § 1734

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(a) An applicant may apply for recognition and entry of a judgment based on a tribal court money judgment by filing an application in superior court pursuant to Section 1733.

(b) The application shall be executed under penalty of perjury and include all of the following information:

(1) The name and address of the tribal court that issued the judgment to be enforced and the date of the tribal court money judgment or any renewal thereof.

(2) The name and address of the party seeking recognition.

(3)

(A) Any of the following statements, as applicable:

(i) If the respondent is an individual, the name and last known residence address of the respondent.

(ii) If the respondent is a corporation, the corporation's name, place of incorporation, and whether the corporation, if foreign, has qualified to do business in this state under the provisions of Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.

(iii) If the respondent is a partnership, the name of the partnership, whether it is a foreign partnership, and if it is a foreign partnership, whether it has filed a statement pursuant to Section 15800 of the Corporations Code designating an agent for service of process.

(iv) If the respondent is a limited liability company, the company's name, whether it is a foreign company, and if so, whether it has filed a statement pursuant to Section 17060 of the Corporations Code.

(B) Except for facts that are matters of public record in this state, the statements required by this paragraph may be made on the basis of the applicant's information and belief.

(4) A statement that an action in this state to enforce the tribal court money judgment is not barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

(5) A statement, based on the applicant's information and belief, that the tribal court money judgment is final and that no stay of enforcement of the tribal court money judgment is currently in effect.

(6) A statement that includes all of the following:

(A) The amount of the award granted in the tribal court money judgment that remains unpaid.

(B) If accrued interest on the tribal court money judgment is to be included in the California judgment, the amount of interest accrued on the tribal court money judgment, computed at the rate of interest applicable to the judgment under the law of the tribal jurisdiction in which the tribal court money judgment was issued.

(C) The rate of interest applicable to the money judgment under the law of the jurisdiction in which the tribal court money judgment was issued.

(D) A citation to the supporting authority.

(7) A statement that no action based on the tribal court money judgment is currently pending in any state court and that no judgment based on the tribal court money judgment has previously been entered in any proceeding in this state.

(1) An authenticated copy of the tribal court money judgment, certified by the judge or clerk of the tribal court.

(2) A copy of the tribal court rules of procedure pursuant to which the tribal court money judgment was entered.

(3) A declaration under penalty of perjury by the tribal court clerk, applicant, or applicant's attorney stating, based on personal knowledge, that the case that resulted in the entry of the judgment was conducted in compliance with the tribal court's rules of procedure.

Plain-English Summary

An application to recognize a tribal court money judgment has to give the superior court enough sworn detail to evaluate the judgment without relitigating the underlying case, and Section 1734 spells out exactly what that detail looks like. The applicant identifies the issuing tribal court and the judgment's date, states the respondent's identifying details in a form tailored to whether the respondent is an individual, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, and confirms under penalty of perjury that enforcement isn't barred by the statute of limitations, that the judgment is final with no stay currently in effect, and that no competing action or prior California judgment on the same tribal judgment already exists.

The application also has to quantify the debt: the unpaid balance, any accrued interest and the tribal jurisdiction's applicable interest rate if interest is to be included, and a citation supporting that rate. Three attachments back up these statements: an authenticated copy of the tribal court money judgment certified by the tribal judge or clerk, a copy of the tribal court's own procedural rules, and a declaration, based on personal knowledge, that the case was conducted in compliance with those rules. Together, the sworn statements and attachments give the superior court a paper record thorough enough to decide recognition without reopening the tribal court's own factual findings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What must an applicant state about the respondent?

Identifying details tailored to the respondent's form, an individual's residence address, a corporation's place of incorporation and qualification to do business, a partnership's status and agent for service, or a limited liability company's comparable filings.

What attachments does the application require?

An authenticated copy of the tribal court money judgment certified by the tribal judge or clerk, a copy of the tribal court's procedural rules, and a declaration that the case complied with those rules.

Does the application have to address the statute of limitations?

Yes. It must include a statement that enforcement in California isn't barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

Must the applicant disclose whether interest is owed?

Yes, if accrued interest is to be included in the California judgment, the applicant states the amount, the tribal jurisdiction's applicable interest rate, and a citation to supporting authority.

Amendment History

Added by Stats 2014 ch 243 (SB 406),s 4, eff. 1/1/2015.

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

Also known as: contents of tribal judgment applicationauthenticated tribal court judgment attachment