If a lien (other than a judgment lien on an interest in real property or an execution lien) has been created by an enforcement procedure pursuant to a judgment and the judgment is renewed pursuant to this article, the duration of the lien is extended, subject to any other limitations on its duration under this title, until 10 years from the date of the filing of the application for renewal of the judgment if, before the expiration of the lien, a certified copy of the application for renewal is served on or filed with the same person and in the same manner as the notice or order that created the lien.
§ 683.190.Extension of Lien Other Than Judgment Lien
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 1 · Chapter 3. Period for Enforcement and Renewal of Judgments · Article 2. Renewal of Judgments · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 683.190 extends any lien other than a judgment lien on real property or an execution lien to 10 years from the renewal filing date, subject to whatever other duration limits already apply, if a certified copy of the renewal application is served on or filed with whoever received the original notice or order that created the lien.
Full Text of § 683.190
Plain-English Summary
Real property liens get their own extension mechanism in § 683.180; this section covers everything else — liens created by other enforcement procedures under the judgment, apart from execution liens, which have their own separate timing rules elsewhere in this title.
The extension mechanics track the original creation of the lien. Before the lien expires, the creditor serves or files a certified copy of the renewal application with the same person, and in the same manner, that the original notice or order creating the lien was served or filed. Get that done in time, and the lien's duration extends to 10 years from the renewal filing date — though always subject to whatever other duration limits this title separately imposes on that type of lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which liens does this section cover?
Any lien created by an enforcement procedure under the judgment other than a judgment lien on real property or an execution lien, which are governed elsewhere.
How does a creditor extend one of these liens through renewal?
By serving on, or filing with, the same person and in the same manner as the original notice or order that created the lien, a certified copy of the renewal application, before the lien expires.
How long does the extension last?
Until 10 years from the date the renewal application was filed, subject to any other duration limits this title imposes on that particular kind of lien.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
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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