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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-101-4

Foreign judgments issued in connection with hostile litigation

P.L. 2024, ch. 260, § 3, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 261, § 3, effective June 25, 2024.

(a) Jurisdiction and due process required. A court of this state may not give any force or effect to any foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation if the court that issued the foreign judgment did not:

(1) Have personal jurisdiction over the defendant;

(2) Have jurisdiction over the subject matter; or

(3) Provide due process of law.

(b) Limitations period. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an action on a foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation must be commenced by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within five (5) years of the foreign judgment.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.