San Francisco — Checklist for Renewal of Judgment

Source: https://sf.courts.ca.gov/system/files/sfciv-013-checklist-renewal-judgment.pdf

Superior Court of California COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415-551-4000 | Website: https://sfsuperiorcourt.org

CHECKLIST FOR RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT

About Renewal of Judgment – CCP 683.020-683.220

Money judgments automatically expire after 10 years. Once a judgment expires it is no longer enforceable and the judgment creditor is not able to collect any unpaid judgment amounts.

To prevent this from happening, the judgment creditor must renew the judgment BEFORE the 10 years run out. The judgment may be renewed for another 10 years, allowing the judgment creditor to continue collection efforts.

When the judgment is renewed, any interest accrued up to that point is added to the principle amount owed. The judgment creditor is entitled to interest on the principle (which now includes the accrued interest) which compounds the interest.

Once the Judgment expires, it cannot be renewed without a Court Order

Notice of Renewal of Judgment

The notice shall be in a form prescribed by the Judicial Council form EJ-195 and shall inform the judgment debtor that the judgment debtor has 30 days within which to make a motion to vacate or modify the renewal.

Proof of Service

Until proof of service is filed, no writ may be issued, nor may any enforcement proceedings be commenced to enforce the judgment, except to the extent that the judgment would be enforceable had it not been renewed.

Checklist for Renewal of Judgment

1. Do names of plaintiff and defendant match complaint? ☐ Yes ☐ No
2. Is Judgment creditor or Assignee checked? ☐ Yes ☐ No
3. Is Applicant’s name and address correct? ☐ Yes ☐ No
4. Is Debtor’s name correct? ☐ Yes ☐ No
5. Does original judgment have the correct full case number? ☐ Yes ☐ No

CHECKLIST FOR RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT

SFCIV-013 Rev. Mar-13-2020

Case Number:

6. Is date on the judgment entered correctly? ☐ Yes ☐ No
7. Was judgment previously renewed? ☐ Yes ☐ No
A. If YES, list date(s):

8. Is the total judgment amount correct? ☐ Yes ☐ No
9. Are there costs and credits after judgment? ☐ Yes ☐ No
10. If interest over 10%, is there a Declaration stating reasons? ☐ Yes ☐ No
11. Is Application dated, signed by declarant? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Notice of Renewal of Judgment 12. Is name of judgment debtor correct? ☐ Yes ☐ No 13. Does it have the full and correct case number? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Renewal Judgment will be rejected if there is a pending motion to tax costs.

If any other discrepancies, Renewal of Judgment will be rejected.

Date: Signature Printed Name:

FOR COURT USE ONLY

Date: Clerk:

CHECKLIST FOR RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT

SFCIV-013 Rev. Mar-13-2020