12-1701. Definition In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: " 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.
12-1702. Filing and status of foreign judgments A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of Congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any superior court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as […]
12-1703. Notice of filing A. 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 superior court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. B. […]
12-1704. Stay of enforcement of judgment A. If the judgment debtor shows the superior 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 […]
12-1705. Filing fees Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk a fee pursuant to section 12-284. Fees for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the superior court.
12-1706. Other rights of enforcement The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this article remains unimpaired.
12-1707. 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.
12-1708. Short title This article may be cited as the uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act.
