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§8802
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 759: UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT
§8804

§8803. Applicability

1.  Sum of money; enforceable.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:  
A. Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
B. Is final, conclusive and enforceable under the law of the foreign country where it was rendered.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Exclusions.  This Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:  
A. A judgment for taxes;   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
B. A fine or other penalty; or   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
C. A judgment for divorce, support or maintenance or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.   [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Establish applicability.  A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.  
[PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).
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