1C-1829. Enforcement of foreign judgments.
Subject to the provisions of Article 17 and 20 of this Chapter:
(1) 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 G.S. 1C-1826, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.
(2) A foreign judgment may be filed or docketed in accordance with any rule or statute of this State providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement.
(3) 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.
(4) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state shall be enforced in this State in United States dollars only. (1995, c. 213, s. 1; 2020-69, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 1C - Enforcement of Judgments
Article 19 - The North Carolina Foreign-Money Claims Act.
§ 1C-1822 - Variation by agreement.
§ 1C-1823 - Determining proper money of the claim.
§ 1C-1824 - Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims.
§ 1C-1825 - Asserting and defending foreign-money claims.
§ 1C-1827 - Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceedings.
§ 1C-1828 - Prejudgment and judgment interest.
§ 1C-1829 - Enforcement of foreign judgments.
§ 1C-1830 - Determining United States dollar value of assets to be seized or restrained.
§ 1C-1831 - Effect of currency revalorization.
§ 1C-1832 - Supplementary general principles of law.