An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
D.C. Code § 15-369
Statute of limitations
Known as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
The act spans §§ 15–15 (11 sections).
Feb. 24, 2012, D.C
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.