Rhode Island § 9-32-4 § 9-32-4. Stay.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-32-4 — § 9-32-4. Stay.

Rhode Island § 9-32-4

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-32Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-32-4 (2026).

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§ 9-32-4. Stay.
(a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is
            pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court
            shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the
            time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof
            that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment
            required by the state in which it was rendered.
         
(b) If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment
            of a court of this stat

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§ 9-32-4. Stay.

(a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.

(b) If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of a court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.