District of Columbia Statutes

§ 15-362 — Definitions.

District of Columbia·Title 15 Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]·Ch. 3 Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.·Subch. II-A Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1)“Foreign country” means a government other than:
(A)The United States;
(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.
(2)“Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.

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Legislative History

Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-86, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11186

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