Section 1714.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 1714.
in effectAs used in this chapter:
(a)
“Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following:
(1)
The United States.
(2)
A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.
(3)
A federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, pueblo, band, or Alaska Native village.
(4)
Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
(b)
“Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
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