District of Columbia Statutes

§ 12-307 — Foreign judgments.

District of Columbia § 12-307
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 12Right to Remedy. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Limitation of Actions.

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D.C. Code § 12-307 (2026).

Text

An action upon a judgment or decree rendered in a State, territory, commonwealth or possession of the United States or in a foreign country is barred if by the laws of that jurisdiction, the action would there be barred and the judgment or decree would be incapable of being otherwise enforced there.

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Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 511, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1

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