(a)  If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in § 9-32.1-8, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-32.1-11

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8

(b)  A foreign judgment may be filed in accordance with any rule or statute of this state providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement.

(c)  A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this state.

(d)  A judgment entered on a foreign money claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in this state in United States dollars only.

History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 266, § 1.