This title applies to actions and distribution proceedings commenced on or after January 1, 1992.
§ 676.16.Effective Date of Title
Title 8.5. Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act · Enacted 1991 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 676.16 limits the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act to actions and distribution proceedings commenced on or after January 1, 1992, the date the Act took effect in California.
Full Text of § 676.16
Plain-English Summary
This closing section fixes the Act's starting line. Title 8.5 applies only to actions and distribution proceedings commenced on or after January 1, 1992 — the date California's version of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act became effective.
Cases commenced before that date fall outside this title's reach entirely, leaving whatever law on foreign-currency claims existed before the Act's adoption to govern them instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act apply?
To actions and distribution proceedings commenced on or after January 1, 1992.
Does the Act apply retroactively to older cases?
No, cases commenced before January 1, 1992 fall outside the Act's coverage.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 932, Sec. 1.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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Also known as: effective date foreign money claims act california