Effective: July 20, 1994
Latest Legislation: House Bill 292 - 120th General Assembly
(A) 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 must be entered as provided in section 2337.07 of the Revised Code, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.
(B) A foreign judgment may be filed in accordance with any rule or statute of this state providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement.
(C) A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this state.
(D) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in this state in United States dollars only.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 23 | Courts-Common Pleas
Chapter 2337 | Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
Section 2337.01 | Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act Definitions.
Section 2337.02 | When Provisions Apply.
Section 2337.03 | Variation by Agreement.
Section 2337.04 | Determining Money of Claim.
Section 2337.05 | Determining Amount of Money of Certain Contract Claims.
Section 2337.06 | Asserting and Defending Foreign Money Claim.
Section 2337.08 | Conversions of Foreign Money in Distribution Proceeding.
Section 2337.09 | Pre-Judgment and Judgment Interest.
Section 2337.10 | Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.
Section 2337.12 | Effect of Currency Revalorization.
Section 2337.13 | Supplementary General Principles of Law.
Section 2337.14 | Uniformity of Application and Construction.