Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 761: UNIFORM REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN MONEY JUDGMENTS ACT (TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)
14 §8909. Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23 by T. 14, §8912)

§8909. Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23 by T. 14, §8912)
1. Application of chapter 759 to this Act. This Act supplements the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and that Act, other than section 8806, applies to a registration under this Act.
[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
2. Options for recognition of Canadian judgment. A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 8903 either:
A. By registration under this Act; or [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
B. Under section 8806. [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
3. Recognition under both Acts prohibited. Subject to subsection 4, a person may not seek recognition in this State of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in section 8903, subsection 2 or 3 with regard to the same person under both this Act and the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
4. Vacated registration. If the court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely on a ground under section 8907, subsection 2, paragraph B, the person seeking registration may:
A. If the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under this Act; or [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
B. Seek recognition of the judgment under the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act. [PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 689, §3 (NEW).