RCW 6.44.100
Enforcement of foreign judgments.
(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 must be entered as provided in RCW 6.44.070, 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, must 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 must be enforced in this state in United States dollars only.
[ 1991 c 153 § 10.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 6 - Enforcement of Judgments
Chapter 6.44 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
6.44.030 - Variation by agreement.
6.44.040 - Determining money of the claim.
6.44.050 - Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims.
6.44.060 - Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
6.44.070 - Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims—Times of money conversion—Form of judgment.
6.44.080 - Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
6.44.090 - Prejudgment and judgment interest.
6.44.100 - Enforcement of foreign judgments.
6.44.110 - Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes.
6.44.120 - Effect of currency revalorization.
6.44.130 - Supplementary general principles of law.
6.44.140 - Uniformity of application and construction.