Oregon Statutes

Chapter 24 - Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments; Foreign-Money Claims

• 24.010   [1955 c.647 §1; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.020   [1955 c.647 §2; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.030   [1955 c.647 §3; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.040   [1955 c.647 §4; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.050   [1955 c.647 §5; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.060   [1955 c.647 §6; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.070   [1955 c.647 §7; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.080   [1955 c.647 §8; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.090   [1955 c.647 §9; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.100   [1955 c.647 §10; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.105   Definitions for ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155 to 24.175.
  In ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155 to 24.175 “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States...
• 24.110   [1955 c.647 §11; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.115   Filing of foreign judgment; effect.
  (1) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the Act of Congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in...
• 24.120   [1955 c.647 §12; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.125   Notice of filing of judgment; delay in enforcement.
  (1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the creditor’s lawyer shall make and file with the clerk...
• 24.129   Certification of filing in single court; filing of certified copy or lien record abstract for other counties.
  At the time of filing of any foreign judgment as provided in ORS 24.115, the judgment creditor shall certify that the judgment creditor is filing...
• 24.130   [1955 c.647 §13; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.135   Grounds for staying enforcement of judgment; security for satisfaction of judgment.
  (1) If the judgment debtor shows the court of any county that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or...
• 24.140   Interest and costs.
  When a registered foreign judgment becomes a final judgment of this state, the court shall include as part of the judgment interest payable on the...
• 24.150   Satisfaction of judgment; filing.
  Satisfaction, either partial or complete, of the original judgment or of a judgment entered thereupon in any other state shall operate to the same extent...
• 24.155   Optional procedure.
  The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the judgment instead of proceeding under ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155...
• 24.160   [1955 c.647 §16; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.165   Construction of ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155 to 24.175.
  ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155 to 24.175 shall be interpreted and construed in order to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the...
• 24.170   [1955 c.647 §17; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.175   Short title.
  ORS 24.105 to 24.125, 24.135 and 24.155 to 24.175 may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. [1979 c.577 §7]
• 24.180   [1955 c.647 §18; repealed by 1979 c.577 §8]
• 24.185   [1991 c.222 §1; 1993 c.188 §9; 1997 c.863 §1; repealed by 1999 c.250 §5]
• 24.190   Foreign restraining orders.
  (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) “Foreign restraining order” means a restraining order that is a foreign judgment as defined by ORS 24.105....
• 24.200   Definitions for ORS 24.200 to 24.255.
  As used in ORS 24.200 to 24.255: (1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory,...
• 24.210   Nonexclusive construction of ORS 24.200 to 24.255.
  ORS 24.200 to 24.255 do not prevent the recognition of a foreign judgment in situations not covered by ORS 24.200 to 24.255. [1977 c.61 §7]
• 24.220   Recognition of foreign judgment; conclusiveness; exceptions.
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a foreign judgment meeting the requirements of subsection (2) of this section is...
• 24.230   Discretion of court to stay proceedings during appeal.
  If the defendant satisfies the court either that an appeal is pending or that the defendant is entitled and intends to appeal from the foreign...
• 24.240   Jurisdiction.
  (1) The foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (a) The defendant was served personally in the foreign state;...
• 24.250   Uniformity of interpretation.
  ORS 24.200 to 24.255 shall be so construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them....
• 24.255   Short title.
  ORS 24.200 to 24.255 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act. [1977 c.61 §9] UNIFORM FOREIGN-MONEY CLAIMS ACT
• 24.260   Definitions for ORS 24.260 to 24.335.
  For the purposes of ORS 24.260 to 24.335: (1) “Action” means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded...
• 24.265   Scope of application of ORS 24.260 to 24.335.
  (1) ORS 24.260 to 24.335 apply only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (2) ORS 24.260 to 24.335 apply to foreign-money...
• 24.270   Variation of application by agreement.
  (1) The effect of ORS 24.260 to 24.335 may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or...
• 24.275   Determining proper money of the claim.
  (1) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim...
• 24.280   Determining amount of money of certain contract claims.
  (1) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to...
• 24.285   Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
  (1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in...
• 24.290   Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment; post-judgment enforcement.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of...
• 24.295   Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
  The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign...
• 24.300   Prejudgment and judgment interest.
  (1) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or preaward interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or...
• 24.305   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...
• 24.310   Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes.
  (1) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of the section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of...
• 24.315   Effect of currency substitution.
  (1) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a...
• 24.320   Supplementary general principles of law.
  Unless displaced by particular provisions of ORS 24.260 to 24.335, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to...
• 24.325   Uniformity of application and construction.
  ORS 24.260 to 24.335 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of...
• 24.330   Severability.
  If any provision of ORS 24.260 to 24.335 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other...
• 24.335   Short title.
  ORS 24.260 to 24.335 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act. [1991 c.202 §16] _______________