Section 1-17-701 – Short Title.

1-17-701. Short title. This act means W.S. 1-17-701 through 1-17-707 and may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.

Section 1-17-702 – “Foreign Judgment” Defined.

1-17-702. “Foreign judgment” defined. In this act, “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.

Section 1-17-703 – Filing of Foreign Judgment; Effect of Filing.

1-17-703. Filing of foreign judgment; effect of filing. In order for a foreign judgment to have the same effect as a judgment of a district court of this state, a copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or the statutes of this state shall be filed in the office […]

Section 1-17-704 – Affidavit Required; Notice of Filing; Execution.

1-17-704. Affidavit required; notice of filing; execution. At the time of filing a foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his attorney shall file with the clerk of court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known mailing address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. The clerk shall promptly mail notice of the […]

Section 1-17-705 – Stay of Enforcement.

1-17-705. Stay of enforcement. 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, and upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for satisfaction of the judgment required by the law of the […]

Section 1-17-706 – Fees.

1-17-706. Fees. Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of court the fee for filing instruments in a civil action under W.S. 5-3-206(a)(i). Fees for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be the same as for judgments of the courts of this state.

Section 1-17-707 – Right of Action Unimpaired.

1-17-707. Right of action unimpaired. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment in the appropriate court in this state instead of proceeding under this act remains unimpaired.