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 court of this state having jurisdiction of such an action. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a court in 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 court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-602
Filing and status of foreign judgments
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case State of Washington v. Thompson (1999)
Most recently applied in Beverly K. Oswald v. Tarek Shehadeh and Falon Vela (August 2018)
Acts 1989, No. 501, § 2; 1989 (3rd Ex
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