Title 15 — CIVIL PROCEDURE

As used in this chapter, "foreign judgment" shall mean any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or any of the several states which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. Source: SL 1975, ch 160 , § 1.

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. Source: SL 1975, ch 160 , § 8.

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 circuit court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit…

Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of courts the fee set by §

At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of courts an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. Source: SL 1975, ch 160 , …

Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office …

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 for appeal expires, …

If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any circuit court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction…

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter remains unimpaired. Source: SL 1975, ch 160 , § 6.

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. Source: SL 1975, ch 160 , § 7.