C.R.S. § 13-53-101 Short title
13-53-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act".
Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
C.R.S. tit. 13, art. 53
in effectC.R.S. § 13-53-102 Definitions
13-53-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court, except a protection order or a restraining order as described in section 13-14-110 that is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.
C.R.S. § 13-53-103 Filing and status of foreign judgments
13-53-103. Filing and status of foreign judgments. A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of congress or the laws of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of this state which would have had jurisdiction over the original action had it been commenced first in this state. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of the court of this state in which filed and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
C.R.S. § 13-53-104 Notice of filing
13-53-104. Notice of filing. (1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of court an affidavit setting forth the name and last-known post-office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.
(2) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post-office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
(3) No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment filed under this article shall issue until ten days after the date the judgment is filed.
C.R.S. § 13-53-105 Stay
13-53-105. Stay. (1) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.
(2) If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of a court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.
C.R.S. § 13-53-106 Fees
13-53-106. Fees. (1) (a) On and after July 1, 2008, any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of the court two hundred one dollars.
(b) Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the courts of this state.
(c) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Ninety dollars shall be deposited in the general fund;
(II) Sixty dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6);
(III) Fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a);
(IV) One dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section 2-5-119; and
(V) Thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1).
(2) Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in subsection (1) of this section, the chief justice of the supreme court by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the chief justice by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 13-53-107 Optional procedure
13-53-107. Optional procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this article remains unimpaired.
C.R.S. § 13-53-108 Uniformity of interpretation
13-53-108. Uniformity of interpretation. This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
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