§ 26-6-101. Short Title
This part may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.”
§ 26-6-102. Construction for Uniformity
This part shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
§ 26-6-103. “Foreign Judgment” Defined
As used in this part, “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.
§ 26-6-104. Effect and Treatment of Authenticated Foreign Judgment — Foreign Defamation Judgment
A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the acts of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any circuit or chancery court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a court […]
§ 26-6-105. Service of Process — Enforcement Proceeding Delayed
At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s lawyer shall make and 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. Promptly upon the filing of the foreign […]
§ 26-6-106. Appeal or Stay of Judgment
If the judgment debtor shows the court of this state 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 […]
§ 26-6-107. Creditor’s Right to Bring Enforcement Action
The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the creditor’s judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired.
§ 26-6-108. Foreign Defamation Judgments
For the purposes of this section only, a “foreign defamation judgment” shall mean any judgment for a cause of action equivalent or fundamentally similar to an action for libel or slander that is rendered by a court or tribunal outside the United States or its territories or possessions. This section shall not apply to any […]
§ 26-6-109. Applicability of Part
This part does not apply to judgments covered by the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, compiled in part 2 of this chapter.