Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=15-3%7CII-A&e=8
Timestamp: 2019-12-15 19:04:30
Document Index: 473690376

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§ 15-361. Short title.
This subchapter may be cited as the "Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act of 2011".
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§ 15-362. Definitions.
(B) The District of Columbia, a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) Any other government with regard to which the decision in the District of Columbia as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
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§ 15-363. Applicability.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:
(2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is:
(B) Conclusive; and
(C) Enforceable.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is a:
(1) Judgment for taxes;
(2) Fine or other penalty; or
(3) Judgment for:
(B) Support or maintenance; or
(C) Other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this subchapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.
This section is based on § 3 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-364. Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a court of the District of Columbia shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this subchapter applies.
(b) A court of the District of Columbia may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if the:
(1) Judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
(2) Foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or
(3) Foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.
(c) A court of the District of Columbia need not recognize a foreign-country judgment, if the:
(1) Defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
(2) Judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present its case;
(3) Judgment or the cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of the District of Columbia or of the United States;
(4) Judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive judgment;
(5) Proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in that foreign court;
(6) Foreign court, in the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;
(7) Judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment; or
(8) Specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.
(d) A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection (b) or (c) of this section exists.
This section is based on § 4 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-366. Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
This section is based on § 6 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-367. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.
If the court in a proceeding under § 15-366 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this subchapter, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:
(1) Conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in the District of Columbia would be conclusive; and
(2) Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in the District of Columbia.
This section is based on § 7 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-368. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment.
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:
(1) Appeal is concluded;
(2) Time for appeal expires; or
(3) Appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.
This section is based on § 8 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-369. Statute of limitations.
This section is based on § 9 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-370. Uniformity of interpretation.
This section is based on § 10 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.
§ 15-371. Saving clause.
This subchapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this subchapter.
This section is based on § 11 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.