§ 74.14 Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
74.14. Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
(a) Definition. In this Rule 74.14 “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.
(b) Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments. A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of Congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any circuit court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court of this state. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of a circuit court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
(c) Notice of Filing.
(1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.
(2) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
(d) Stay.
(1) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was entered.
(2) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any circuit court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment that is required in this state.
(e) Optional Procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this Rule 74.14 remains unimpaired.
(f) Uniformity of Interpretation. This Rule 74.14 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that adopt the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Law.”
UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
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Table of Jurisdictions Wherein 1964 Act Has Been Adopted
Jurisdiction Laws Effective Date Statutory Citation
Alabama 1986, No. 86-713 10-2-1986 Code 1975, §§ 6-9-230 to 6-9-238.
Alaska 1972, c. 69 8-16-1972 AS 09.30.200 to 09.30.270.
Arizona 1971, c. 80 8-13-1971 A.R.S §§ 12-1701 to 12-1708.
Arkansas 1989, No. 501 3-13-1989 A.C.A. §§ 16-66-601 to 16-66-608.
Colorado 1969, c. 198 7-1-1969 West's C.R.S.A. §§ 13-53-101 to 13-53-108.
Connecticut 1973, No. 73-498 6-17-1973 C.G.S.A. §§ 52-604 to 52-609.
Delaware 65 Del.Laws c. 6-30-1986 10 Del.C. §§ 4781 to 4787. . 333
District of Columbia 1990, D.C.Law 10-2-1990 D.C. Official Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 15-351 to 15-357.
8-173
Florida 1984, c. 84-5 10-1-1984 West's F.S.A. §§ 55.501 to 55.509.
Georgia 1986, Act No. 7-1-1986 O.C.G.A. §§ 9-12-130 to 9-12-138.
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Hawaii 1983, c. 31 HRS §§ 636C-1 to 636C-8.
Idaho 1974, c. 64 7-1-1974 I.C. §§ 10-1301 to 10-1308.
Illinois 1991, P.A. 87-358 9-9-1991 S.H.A. 735 ILCS 5/12-650 to 5/12-657.
Iowa 1979, ch138 1-1-1980 I.C.A. §§ 626A.1 to 626A.8.
Kansas 1970, c.243 7-1-1970 K.S.A. §§ 60-3001 to 60-3008.
Kentucky 1990, c. 317 4-6-1990 [FN*] KRS 426.950 to 426.975.
Louisiana 1985, No. 464 7-12-1985 [FN*] LSA-R.S. 13:4241 to 13:4247.
Maine 1975, c. 335 5-22-1975 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8001 to 8008.
Maryland 1987, c. 497 7-1-87 Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, §§ 11-801 to
11-807.
Michigan 1996, No. 502 6-1-1997 M.C.L.A. §§ 691.1171 to 691.1179.
Minnesota 1977, c. 51 7-1-1977 M.S.A. §§ 548.26 to 548.33.
Mississippi 1984, c. 403 7-1-1984 Code 1972, §§ 11-7-301 to 11-7-309.
Missouri [FN1] 1-1-1988 V.A.M.R.Civ.Proc.R. 74.14.
Montana 1989, c. 66 10-1-1989 MCA 25-9-501 to 25-9-508.
Nebraska 1993, LB 458 1-1-1994 R.R.S. 1943, §§ 25-1587.01 to 25-1587.09.
Nevada 1979, c. 656 6-5-1979 [FN*] N.R.S. 17.330 to 17.400.
New Hampshire 1994, 266:1 6-6-1994 RSA 524-A:1 to 524-A:8.
New Jersey 1997, c. 204 7-14-1997 N.J.S.A. 2A:49A-25 to 2A:49A-33.
New Mexico 1989, c. 256 4-6-1989 [FN*] NMSA 1978, §§ 39-4A-1 to 39-4A-6.
New York 1970, c. 982 9-1-1970 McKinney's CPLR 5401 to 5408.
North Carolina 1989, c. 747 10-1-1989 G.S. §§ 1C-1701 to 1C-1708.
North Dakota 1969, c. 294 7-1-1969 NDCC 28-20.1-01 to 28-20.1-08.
Ohio 1983, S. 23 7-29-1983 R.C. §§ 2329.021 to 2329.027.
Oklahoma 1968, c. 170 4-15-1968 12 Okl.St.Ann. §§ 719 to 726.
Oregon 1955, c. 647 5-21-1955 [FN*] ORS 24.105 to 24.175.
Pennsylvania 1965, c. 647 5-21-1965 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 4306.
Rhode Island 1985, c. 104 Gen.Laws 1956, §§ 9-32-1 to 9-32-8.
South Carolina 1993, Act No.80 6-11-1993 Code 1976, §§ 15-35-900 to 15-35-960.
South Dakota 1975, c. 160 SDCL 15-16A-1 to 15-16A-10.
Tennessee 1976, c. 530 3-17-1978 T.C.A. §§ 26-6-101 to 26-6-107.
Texas 1985, c. 959 9-1-1985 V.T.C.A., Civil Practice & Remedies Code §§ 35.001
to 35.008.
Utah 1983, c. 169 7-1-1983 U.C.A.1953, §§ 78-22a-1 to 78-22a-8.
Virgin Islands 1992, Act No. 2-18-1992 [FN*] 5 V.I.C. §§ 551 to 558.
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Virginia 1988, c. 539 Code 1950, §§ 8.01-465.1 to 8.01-465.5.
Washington 1953, c. 191 3-18-1953 [FN*] West's RCWA 6.36.010 to 6.36.910.
West Virginia 1989, c. 3 Code 55-14-1 to 55-14-8.
Wisconsin 1965, c. 379 11-24-1965 W.S.A. 806.24.
Wyoming 1965, c. 47 2-11-1965 Wyo.Stat.Ann. §§ 1-17-701 to 1-17-707.
[FN*] Date of approval.
[FN1] See the General Statutory Note, post.