Title 6, ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

(1) 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 superior court of any county of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judg…

(1) 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, the judgment creditor, and the…

(1)(a) If the judgment debtor shows the superior court of any county 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 tim…

Sale under the levy may be held at any time after final judgment, either personal or QUASI IN REM, but not earlier except as otherwise provided by law for sale under levy on perishable goods. Sale and distribution of the proceeds shall be made in accordance with the law of this s…

When a registered foreign judgment becomes a final judgment of this state, the court shall include as part of the judgment interest payable on the foreign judgment under the law of the state in which it was rendered, and the cost of obtaining the authenticated copy of the origina…

Satisfaction, either partial or complete, of the original judgment or of a judgment entered thereupon in any other state shall operate to the same extent as satisfaction of the judgment in this state, except as to costs authorized by RCW 6.36.140. [ 1953 c 191 s 15.]

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his or her judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter remains unimpaired. [ 2011 c 336 s 163; 1953 c 191 s 16.]

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. [ 1953 c 191 s 17.]

This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act." [ 1953 c 191 s 18.]

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Foreign country" means a government other than: (a) The United States; (b) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (a) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (b) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusi…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies. (2) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if: (a) The judgment was rendered un…

(1) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (a) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country; (b) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting prop…

(1) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (2) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the …

If the court in a proceeding under RCW 6.40A.050 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is: (1) Conclusiv…

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time t…

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign countr…

This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter. [ 2009 c 363 s 12.]

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. [ 2009 c 363 s 10.]

This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act. [ 2009 c 363 s 1.]

This chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after July 26, 2009, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised. [ 2009 c 363 s 11.]

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim. (2) "Bank-offered sp…

(1) This chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (2) This chapter applies to foreign-money issues even if other law under the conflict of laws rules of this state applies to other issues in the action or distribution proceeding. [ 19…

(1) The effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding or the entry of judgment. (2) Parties to a transaction may agree upon the money to be used in a transaction giving rise to a foreign-…

(1) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim for payment. (2) If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money:…

(1) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (2) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the ra…

(1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (2) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (2) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the …

The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named fore…

(1) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or preaward interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, are matters of the substantive law governing the right to…

(1) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in RCW 6.44.070, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an o…

(1) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of this section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment. (2) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of provisiona…

(1) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss is treated as if expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversi…

Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validati…

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. [ 1991 c 153 s 14.]

This chapter may be cited as the uniform foreign-money claims act. [ 1991 c 153 s 15.]

This chapter shall take effect January 1, 1992. [ 1991 c 153 s 16.]

This chapter applies prospectively only and not retroactively. It applies only to causes of action which are commenced on or after January 1, 1992. [ 1991 c 153 s 18.]