§ 12-307Title 12
Foreign judgments.
An action upon a judgment or decree rendered in a State, territory, commonwealth or possession of the United States or in a foreign country is barred if by the laws of that jurisdiction, the action would there be barred and the judgment or decree would be incapable of being otherwise enforced there.
Annotations
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 511, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1 1973 Ed., § 12-307. 1981 Ed., § 12-307. This section is referenced in § 12-308.
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