§ 1813-A. Duty to pay judgments.\n (a) Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which is sued in a\ncommercial claims part for any cause of action arising out of its\nbusiness activities, shall pay any judgment rendered against it in its\ntrue name or in any name in which it conducts business. "True name"\nincludes the legal name of a natural person and the name under which a\npartnership, firm or corporation is licensed, registered, incorporated\nor otherwise authorized to do business. "Conducting business" as used\nin this section shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining signs\nat business premises or on business vehicles; advertising; entering into\ncontracts; and printing or using sales slips, checks, invoices or\nreceipts. Whenever a judgment has been rendered against
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
§ 1813-A. Duty to pay judgments.\n (a) Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which is sued in a\ncommercial claims part for any cause of action arising out of its\nbusiness activities, shall pay any judgment rendered against it in its\ntrue name or in any name in which it conducts business. "True name"\nincludes the legal name of a natural person and the name under which a\npartnership, firm or corporation is licensed, registered, incorporated\nor otherwise authorized to do business. "Conducting business" as used\nin this section shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining signs\nat business premises or on business vehicles; advertising; entering into\ncontracts; and printing or using sales slips, checks, invoices or\nreceipts. Whenever a judgment has been rendered against a person,\npartnership, firm or corporation in other than its true name and the\njudgment has remained unpaid for thirty-five days after receipt by the\njudgment debtor of notice of its entry, the aggrieved judgment creditor\nshall be entitled to commence an action in commercial claims part\nagainst such judgment debtor, notwithstanding the jurisdictional limit\nof the court, for the sum of the original judgment, costs, reasonable\nattorney's fees, and one hundred dollars.\n (b) Whenever a judgment which relates to activities for which a\nlicense is required has been rendered against a business which is\nlicensed by a state or local licensing authority and which remains\nunpaid for thirty-five days after receipt by the judgment debtor of\nnotice of its entry and the judgment has not been stayed or appealed,\nthe state or local licensing authority shall consider such failure to\npay, if deliberate or part of a pattern of similar conduct indicating\nrecklessness, as a basis for the revocation, suspension, conditioning or\nrefusal to grant or renew such license. Nothing herein shall be\nconstrued to preempt an authority's existing policy if it is more\nrestrictive.\n (c) The clerk shall attach to the notice of suit required under this\narticle a notice of the duty imposed by this section.\n