This title shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
§ 676.Title of Act
Title 8.5. Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act · Enacted 1991 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 676 gives this title its official name — the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act — the short designation used to cite the entire body of law that follows on how California courts handle claims and judgments denominated in foreign currency.
Full Text of § 676
Plain-English Summary
This is the naming provision that opens Title 8.5: everything from here through § 676.16 is cited as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
California is one of several states that adopted this uniform law, which governs how courts convert, compute, and enforce claims and judgments expressed in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. The rest of this title works through definitions (§ 676.1), what the Act applies to (§ 676.2), how parties can vary its default rules by agreement (§ 676.3), and the mechanics of judgments, interest, and enforcement in foreign money.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Title 8.5 officially called?
The Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
What kind of law is this?
A uniform act, adopted in similar form by multiple states, governing foreign-currency claims and judgments in court.
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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