25-9-501. Short title

25-9-501. Short title. This part may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act”. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1989.

25-9-502. Definition

25-9-502. Definition. In this part, “foreign judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 66, L. 1989.

25-9-503. Filing and status of foreign judgments

25-9-503. Filing and status of foreign judgments. A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any district court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a […]

25-9-504. Notice of filing

25-9-504. Notice of filing. (1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last-known post-office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. The affidavit must also include a statement […]

25-9-505. Stay

25-9-505. Stay. (1) If the judgment debtor shows a district court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of […]

25-9-506. Fees

25-9-506. Fees. (1) Except as provided for in subsection (2), a person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of court a fee of $60. (2) Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings must be as provided for judgments of the district court. (3) Fees collected by the clerk of district court must be forwarded […]

25-9-507. Optional procedure

25-9-507. Optional procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the judgment creditor’s judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired. History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 66, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 423, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

25-9-508. Uniformity of interpretation

25-9-508. Uniformity of interpretation. This part must be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 66, L. 1989.