(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment shall be entered as provided in section 50a-57, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars. A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, shall be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this state.
(b) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state of the United States shall be enforced in this state by a judgment in United States dollars only.
(P.A. 89-134, S. 10; P.A. 10-32, S. 145.)
History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 861a - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
Section 50a-50. - Short title: Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
Section 50a-51. - Definitions.
Section 50a-52. - Applicability.
Section 50a-53. - Variation by agreement.
Section 50a-54. - Determination of proper money of claim.
Section 50a-55. - Determination of amount of payment of certain contract claims.
Section 50a-56. - Foreign-money claim; assertion, defense.
Section 50a-57. - Judgments on foreign-money claims. Form.
Section 50a-58. - Conversion of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
Section 50a-59. - Prejudgment and judgment interest.
Section 50a-60. - Enforcement of foreign judgments.
Section 50a-61. - Determination of United States dollar amount for limited purpose.
Section 50a-62. - Effect of currency revalorizations.
Section 50a-63. - Effect of certain agreements.