WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 497

(B) A FILED FOREIGN JUDGMENT HAS THE SAME EFFECT AND IS
SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROCEDURES, DEFENSES, AND PROCEEDINGS FOR
REOPENING, VACATING, STAYING, ENFORCING, OR SATISFYING AS A
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT IN WHICH IT IS FILED.

11-803.

(A)  AT THE TIME A FOREIGN JUDGMENT IS FILED, THE JUDGMENT
CREDITOR OR THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR'S ATTORNEY SHALL FILE WITH THE
CLERK OF THE COURT AN AFFIDAVIT SHOWING THE NAME AND LAST KNOWN
POST OFFICE ADDRESS OF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND THE JUDGMENT
CREDITOR.

(B)  (1) THE CLERK PROMPTLY SHALL MAIL NOTICE OF THE FILING
OF THE FOREIGN JUDGMENT TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR AT THE ADDRESS
GIVEN AND SHALL NOTE THE MAILING IN THE DOCKET.

(2)  THE NOTICE MUST INCLUDE THE NAME AND POST OFFICE
ADDRESS OF THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR AND IF THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR HAS
AN ATTORNEY IN THIS STATE, THE ATTORNEY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.

(3)  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.

(4)  IF PROOF OF MAILING BY THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR HAS
BEEN FILED, LACK OF MAILING NOTICE OF FILING BY THE CLERK DOES
NOT AFFECT THE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS.

11-804.

(A)  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 AND PROVES THAT THE JUDGMENT
DEBTOR HAS FURNISHED THE SECURITY FOR THE SATISFACTION OF THE
JUDGMENT REQUIRED BY THE STATE IN WHICH IT WAS RENDERED, 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.

(B)  IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR SHOWS THE COURT ANY GROUND ON
WHICH ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF THIS STATE WOULD
BE STAYED, THE COURT SHALL STAY ENFORCEMENT OF THE FOREIGN
JUDGMENT FOR AN APPROPRIATE PERIOD, AND REQUIRE THE SAME SECURITY
FOR SATISFACTION OF THE JUDGMENT THAT IS REQUIRED IN THIS STATE.

11-805.

(A) (1) A PERSON FILING A FOREIGN JUDGMENT SHALL PAY $10
$25 TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT.

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