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Home » US Law » 2022 Maine Revised Statutes » TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL » Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS » Chapter 761: UNIFORM REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN MONEY JUDGMENTS ACT (TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) » 14 §8909. Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23 by T. 14, §8912)

§8909. Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23 by T. 14, §8912)

1.  Application of chapter 759 to this Act.  This Act supplements the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and that Act, other than section 8806, applies to a registration under this Act.  

[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

2.  Options for recognition of Canadian judgment.  A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 8903 either:  

A. By registration under this Act; or   [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

B. Under section 8806.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

3.  Recognition under both Acts prohibited.  Subject to subsection 4, a person may not seek recognition in this State of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in section 8903, subsection 2 or 3 with regard to the same person under both this Act and the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.  

[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

4.  Vacated registration.  If the court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely on a ground under section 8907, subsection 2, paragraph B, the person seeking registration may:  

A. If the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under this Act; or   [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

B. Seek recognition of the judgment under the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).