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 twenty (20) years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-34-9
Statute of limitations
Known as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (13 sections).
P.L. 2021, ch. 134, § 1, effective July 3, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 156, § 1, effective July 3, 2021.
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.