§ 9-35-7. Petition to vacate registration.
(a) Not later than thirty (30) days after notice under § 9-35-6 is served, the person against whom the judgment was registered may petition the court to vacate the registration. The court for cause may provide for a shorter or longer time for filing the petition.
(b) A petition under this section may assert only:
(1) A ground that could be asserted to deny recognition of the judgment under chapter 34 of title 9; or
(2) A failure to comply with a requirement of this chapter for registration of the judgment.
(c) A petition filed under this section does not itself stay enforcement of the registered judgment.
(d) If the court grants a petition under this section, the registration is vacated, and any act under the registration to enforce the registered judgment is void.
(e) If the court grants a petition under this section on a ground under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the court also shall render a judgment denying recognition of the Canadian judgment. A judgment rendered under this subsection has the same effect as a judgment denying recognition to a judgment on the same ground under chapter 34 of title 9.
History of Section.P.L. 2021, ch. 134, § 2, effective July 3, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 156, § 2, effective July 3, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Chapter 9-35 - Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments ActHistory of Section.
Section 9-35-1. - Short title.
Section 9-35-2. - Definitions.
Section 9-35-3. - Applicability.
Section 9-35-4. - Registration of Canadian judgment.
Section 9-35-5. - Effect of registration.
Section 9-35-6. - Notice of registration.
Section 9-35-7. - Petition to vacate registration.
Section 9-35-8. - Stay of enforcement of judgment pending determination of petition.
Section 9-35-9. - Relationship to uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act.
Section 9-35-10. - Uniformity of application and interpretation.