MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 321

inserted on the basis of Coane v. Girard

Trust Co., 182 Md. 577 (1944).

SUBTITLE 7. FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION.
SEC. 10-701. DEFINITIONS.

(A) THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED IN THIS SUBTITLE:

(E) "FOREIGN JUDGMENT" MEANS ANY JUDGMENT OF A
FOREIGN STATE GRANTING OR DENYING RECOVERY OF A SUM OF
MONEY. IT DOES NOT MEAN A JUDGMENT FOR TAXES, FINE,
OR PENALTY, OR A JUDGMENT FOR SUPPORT IN MATRIMONIAL
OR FAMILY MATTERS.

(C) "FOREIGN STATE" MEANS ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT
OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY STATE, DISTRICT,
COMMONWEALTH, TERRITORY, INSULAR POSSESSION THEREOF,
OR THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, THE TRDST TERRITORY OF THE
PACIFIC ISLANDS, OR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 35, §53A. This Uniform Act is found in
9B U.L.A. 64 (1962). It was enacted by Ch.
201 of the Acts of 1963. The words defined
have been placed in alphabetical order. The
only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 10-702. APPLICABILITY.

THE SUBTITLE APPLIES TO A FOREIGN JUDGMENT THAT IS
FINAL, CONCLUSIVE, AND ENFORCEABLE WHERE RENDERED EVEN
THOUGH AN APPEAL IS PENDING OR IT IS SUBJECT TO
APPEAL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 35, §53B. Where an appeal is pending or
the defendant intends to appeal, the court of
the enacting state has power to stay
proceedings in accordance with §10—706. The
only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 10-703. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN §10-[[404]] 704, A FOREIGN
JUDGMENT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF §10-[[402]] 702
IS CONCLUSIVE BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO THE EXTENT THAT
IT GRANTS OR DENIES RECOVERY OF A SUM OF MONEY. THE
FOREIGN JUDGMENT IS ENFORCEABLE IN THE SAME MANNER AS
THE JUDGMENT OF A SISTER STATE WHICH IS ENTITLED TO