Section 8909 - Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act1.Application of chapter 759 to this Act. This Act supplements the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and that Act, other than section 8806, applies to a registration under this Act. [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]
2.Options for recognition of Canadian judgment. A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 8903 either: A. By registration under this Act; or [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]B. Under section 8806. [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).] [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]
3.Recognition under both Acts prohibited. Subject to subsection 4, a person may not seek recognition in this State of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in section 8903, subsection 2 or 3 with regard to the same person under both this Act and the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act. [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]
4.Vacated registration. If the court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely on a ground under section 8907, subsection 2, paragraph B, the person seeking registration may: A. If the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under this Act; or [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]B. Seek recognition of the judgment under the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act. [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).] [2021, c. 689, §3(NEW).]
Added by 2022, c. 689,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2022, Chapter eff. 1/1/2023 by its own terms.