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Virgin Islands Statutes, Title 5

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Title 5, Judicial Procedure

63 chapters · 662 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 5662 Ch 201, Family Division of the Superior Court72 Ch 43, Enforcement of Judgments36 Ch 87, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors32 Ch 331, Criminal Extradition29 Ch 91, Habeas Corpus25 Ch 25, Attachment23 Ch 46, Foreign Judgments16 Ch 21, Civil Arrest and Bail15 Ch 64, Interstate Compact for Juveniles15 Ch 409, Interstate Compact for Supervision o…15 Ch 3, Limitation of Actions14 Ch 301A, The Child Victims’ and Child Witness…14 Ch 305, Proceedings Before Trial14 Ch 65, Procedure for Presentation of Evidence13

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5 V.I.C. § 551 Short title
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act”.
5 V.I.C. § 552 Definition
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In this subchapter, “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in the United States Virgin Islands.
5 V.I.C. § 553 Filing and status of foreign judgments
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A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or the statutes of the United States Virgin Islands may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court. The Clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the…
5 V.I.C. § 554 Notice of filing
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(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his attorney shall make and file with the Clerk of the Superior Court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. (b) Promp…

5 V.I.C. § 555 Stay

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(a) If the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands 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, th…

5 V.I.C. § 556 Fees

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Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the Clerk of the Superior Court $150.00. Fees for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.

5 V.I.C. § 557 Optional procedure

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The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this subchapter remains unimpaired.

5 V.I.C. § 558 Uniformity of interpretation

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This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states and territories which enact it.

5 V.I.C. § 561 Short title

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This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act”.

5 V.I.C. § 562 Definitions

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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States Virgin Islands, the United States or a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject t…

5 V.I.C. § 563 Recognition and enforcement

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Except as provided in section 565, a foreign judgment meeting the requirements of section 563 is conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. The foreign judgment is enforceable in the same manner as the judgment of a state or …

5 V.I.C. § 565 Grounds for non-recognition

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(a) A foreign judgment is not conclusive if:(1) the judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with requirements of due process of law;(2) the foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or(3) …

5 V.I.C. § 566 Personal jurisdiction

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(1) The foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(1) the defendant was served personally in the foreign state;(2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceedings, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threa…

5 V.I.C. § 567 Stay in case of appeal

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If the defendant satisfies the court either that an appeal is pending or that he is entitled and intends to appeal from the foreign judgment, the court may stay the proceedings until the appeal has been determined or until the expiration of a period of time sufficient to enable t…

5 V.I.C. § 568 Savings clause

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This subchapter does not prevent the recognition of a foreign judgment in situations not covered by this subchapter.

5 V.I.C. § 569 Uniformity of interpretation

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This subchapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states and territories which enact it.