A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with section 1738 of Title 28 of the United States Code, 62 Stat. 947 (1948), may be filed with the clerk of any court of common pleas. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a court of common pleas. A foreign judgment filed pursuant to this section 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 common pleas and may be enforced or satisfied in same manner as a judgment of a court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.022
Filing and status of foreign judgments
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 111 Ohio App. 3d 713 - Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley v. Cadle Co. (1996)
Most recently applied in Hooker v. Hoover (In Re Hoover) (February 2003)
Effective: July 29, 1983; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 - 115th General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.