{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-363","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 15-363","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n(1)\nGrants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n(2)\nUnder the law of the foreign country where rendered, is:\n(A)\nFinal;\n(B)\nConclusive; and\n(C)\nEnforceable.\n\n(b)\nThis subchapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is a:\n(1)\nJudgment for taxes;\n(2)\nFine or other penalty; or\n(3)\nJudgment for:\n(A)\nDivorce;\n(B)\nSupport or maintenance; or\n(C)\nOther judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\n\n(c)\nA party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this subchapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["Title 15. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.","Subchapter II-A. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-363","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"75774a7bc40dc1048943f1a57fb77c322147efd016c001804d110e6e973d3a68","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-362","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-364"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}