1. Jurisdiction and due process required. A court of this State may not give any force or effect to any foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation if the court that issued the foreign judgment did not:
A. Have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
B. Have jurisdiction over the subject matter; or [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
C. Provide due process of law. [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
2. Limitations period. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an action on a foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation must be commenced by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within 5 years of the foreign judgment.