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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 14. COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Chapter : Chapter 740. UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
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Title 14 - §8002. Definition
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8002. Definition
In this Act "foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court
which is entitled to full faith and credit in this State.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8003. Filing and status of foreign judgments
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8003. 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 District Court or of any Superior Court of this State. The clerk shall treat the foreign
judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the District Court or Superior 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 the District Court or the Superior Court of this State and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8004. Notice of filing
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8004. Notice of filing
1. Affidavit to be filed; contents. 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.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
2. Notification of judgment debtor by clerk. 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 effect the enforcement proceedings if proof
of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
3. Thirty day waiting period. No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment filed hereunder shall issue until 30 days after the date
the judgment is filed.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8005. Stay
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8005. Stay
1. Appeal or stay granted in foreign jurisdiction. If the judgment debtor shows the District Court or the Superior 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 rendered.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
2. Other grounds for stay. If the judgment debtor shows the District Court or the Superior Court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of
any District Court or Superior 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 which is required in this State.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8006. Fees
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8006. Fees
Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of courts the fee then provided for the entry of an action. Fees
for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the District Court or
Superior Court.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8007. Optional procedure
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8007. Optional procedure
The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this Act remains unimpaired.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 14 - §8008. Uniformity of interpretation
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 740: UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT
§8008. Uniformity of interpretation
This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states
which enact it.
[1975, c. 335 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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