Enforcement of foreign judgments
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-41-10
in effect32-41-10. 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 section 32-41-07, 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 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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c41.pdf#nameddest=32-41-10Fetched: 10/16/2026