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.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-86, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11186.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 19-86, see notes under § 15-361.
Uniform Law:
This section is based on § 9 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.