§55-14-1. Definitions

In this article "foreign judgment" means any 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.

§55-14-2. 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 circuit court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of any circuit court of […]

§55-14-3. Notice of Filing

(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the circuit court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post-office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. (b) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign […]

§55-14-4. Stay

(a) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit 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 execution […]

§55-14-5. Fees

Fees for filing, docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for in section eleven, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code.

§55-14-6. Optional Procedure

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this article remains unimpaired.

§55-14-7. Uniformity of Interpretation

This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

§55-14-8. Short Title

This article may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act."