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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.1806. Notation on written instrument of rendition of judgment

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1806

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

In all cases in which judgment is rendered upon a written obligation to pay money, the clerk must, at the time of entry of judgment, unless otherwise ordered, note over the clerk's official signature and across the face of the writing the fact of rendition of judgment with the date of the judgment and the title of the court and the case.

#History

Rule 3.1806 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 234 effective January 1, 1949.

What this rule requires

Document Filing Requirements

  • In all cases in which judgment is rendered upon a written obligation to pay money, the clerk must, at the time of entry of judgment, unless otherwise ordered, note over the clerk's official signature and across the face of the writing the fact of rendition of judgment with the date of the judgment and the title of the court and the case.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.