636C-1 Short title.
§636C-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. [L 1983, c 31, pt of §1]
636C-2 Definition.
§636C-2 Definition. In this chapter “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. [L 1983, c 31, pt of §1]
636C-3 Filing and status of foreign judgments.
§636C-3 Filing and status of foreign judgments. A copy of any exemplified foreign judgment may be filed in the office of the clerk of the appropriate court of this State. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a court of this State. A judgment so filed has […]
636C-4 Notice of filing.
§636C-4 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 court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. (b) Promptly upon […]
636C-5 Stay.
§636C-5 Stay. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the 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 […]
636C-6 Fees.
§636C-6 Fees. Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay $100 to the clerk of the court. Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided by law for judgments of the court of this State. [L 1983, c 31, pt of §1; am L 1998, c 128, §6]
636C-7 Optional procedures.
§636C-7 Optional procedures. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter remains unimpaired. [L 1983, c 31, pt of §1]
636C-8 Uniformity of interpretation.
§636C-8 Uniformity of interpretation. This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. [L 1983, c 31, pt of §1]