§ 34-54-11-1 — Filing of foreign judgment

Indiana § 34-54-11-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 54: JUDGMENTS
• Ch. 11: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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(a) A copy of any foreign judgment
authenticated in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1963 or the statutes of this
state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of record in a
county in Indiana.
(b) The clerk of the court in which the copy is filed shall treat the
foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of an Indiana
court.
(c) A foreign judgment filed under subsection (a) has the same
effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings
for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment entered by an Indiana
court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.40-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.63-2010, SEC.2.