Iowa Code § 626B.102
Definitions
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Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2012
As used in this chapter:
As used in this chapter:
1. “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following:
1. “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following:
a. The United States.
a. The United States.
b. A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.
b. A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.
c. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of Article IV, section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.
c. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of Article IV, section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.
d. Any Indian or Alaska native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the United States secretary of the interior recognizes as an Indian tribe.
d. Any Indian or Alaska native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the United States secretary of the interior recognizes as an Indian tribe.
2. “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
2. “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
Section applies to all actions commenced on or after July 1, 2010, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised; 2010 Acts, ch 1053, §12
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.