(1)  The judgment creditor or attorney for the creditor, at the time of filing a foreign judgment, shall file an affidavit with the clerk of the district court stating the last known post-office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-5-303

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • foreign judgment: means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court whose acts are entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See Utah Code 78B-5-302
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  Upon the filing of a foreign judgment and affidavit, the clerk of the district court shall notify the judgment debtor that the judgment has been filed. Notice shall be sent to the address stated in the affidavit. The clerk shall record the date the notice is mailed in the register of actions. The notice shall include the name and post-office address of the judgment creditor and the name and address of the judgment creditor’s attorney, if any.

(3)  No execution or other process for the enforcement of a foreign judgment filed under this part may issue until 30 days after the judgment is filed.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session