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Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 759: UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT
§8803

§8802. Definitions

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Foreign country.  "Foreign country" means a governmental unit other than:  
A. The United States;   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
B. A state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession of the United States; or   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
C. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution, Article IV, Section 1.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Foreign-country judgment.  "Foreign-country judgment" means any judgment of a court of a foreign country.  
[PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).
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