Section 6-9-230 – Short Title.

Section 6-9-230 Short title. This article may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.” (Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-713, p. 127, §1.)

Section 6-9-231 – “Foreign Judgment” Defined.

Section 6-9-231 “Foreign judgment” defined. As used in this article, the term “foreign judgment” shall mean 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. (Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-713, p. 127, §2.)

Section 6-9-232 – Filing Judgment With Clerk of Circuit Court; Effect of Judgment.

Section 6-9-232 Filing judgment with clerk of circuit court; effect of judgment. 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. A clerk of any circuit court shall […]

Section 6-9-233 – Filing Requirements; Notice of Filing; When Execution May Issue.

Section 6-9-233 Filing requirements; notice of filing; when execution may issue. (a) At the time of filing, 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. In […]

Section 6-9-234 – Stay of Enforcement of Foreign Judgment.

Section 6-9-234 Stay of enforcement of foreign judgment. (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 […]

Section 6-9-235 – Fees.

Section 6-9-235 Fees. Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of the circuit court an amount equal to that imposed for the filing of a civil action. Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the circuit courts of this state. (Acts 1986, Ex. […]

Section 6-9-236 – Right of Action to Enforce Judgment Unimpaired.

Section 6-9-236 Right of action to enforce judgment unimpaired. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this article remains unimpaired. (Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-713, p. 127, §7.)

Section 6-9-237 – Recording of Judgment in Probate Office.

Section 6-9-237 Recording of judgment in probate office. A copy of a foreign judgment authenticated in the manner described in Section 6-9-232 and filed in the circuit court may be recorded in the probate office as provided for judgments of the circuit courts of this state, and its being so filed shall have the same […]

Section 6-9-238 – Construction of Article.

Section 6-9-238 Construction of article. This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. (Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-713, p. 127, §9.)