A judgment may be renewed notwithstanding any stay of enforcement of the judgment, but the renewal of the judgment does not affect the stay of enforcement.
§ 683.210.Stay of Enforcement Not Affected Renewal
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 683.210 allows a judgment to be renewed even while a stay of enforcement is in effect, but makes clear that the renewal itself has no effect on that stay -- the judgment stays alive for enforcement purposes, but enforcement stays blocked exactly as it was before.
Full Text of § 683.210
Plain-English Summary
A stay of enforcement and the 10-year enforceability clock run on separate tracks, and this section keeps them that way. A creditor facing an active stay — from a pending appeal, a bankruptcy filing, or any other source — can still renew the judgment before it lapses, protecting the underlying right to enforce later.
What renewal can't do is touch the stay itself. The judgment comes out of the renewal process exactly as stayed as it went in. A creditor still has to get the stay lifted, through whatever process applies to that stay, before enforcement can resume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a judgment be renewed while enforcement is stayed?
Yes. Section 683.210 allows renewal notwithstanding any stay of enforcement of the judgment.
Does renewing the judgment lift the stay?
No. The renewal of the judgment does not affect the stay of enforcement, which continues on its own terms.
Why would a creditor bother renewing a judgment that's currently stayed?
To keep the judgment's underlying enforceability alive so that, once the stay is lifted, enforcement remains available without the judgment having lapsed in the meantime.
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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