Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-32-2 — § 9-32-2. Filing and status of foreign judgments.

Rhode Island·Title 9 COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY·Ch. 9-32 Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

§ 9-32-2. Filing and status of foreign judgments.

A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of the appropriate superior or district court. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the superior or district court. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of the court and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner to any Rhode Island state court judgment.

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Related

Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Board of Governors for Higher Education
761 F. Supp. 930 (D. Rhode Island, 1990)
5 case citations

Legislative History

P.L. 1985, ch. 104, § 1.

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