{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-8907","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §8907","heading":"Motion to vacate registration","body":"1.  Thirty days to vacate after notice.  Not later than 30 days after notice of registration is served under section 8906, the person against whom the judgment was registered may file a motion to vacate the registration.  The court for cause may provide for a shorter or longer time for filing the motion.\n2.  Contents of motion.  A motion under this section may assert only:\nA.  A ground that could be asserted to deny recognition of the judgment under chapter 759; or\nB.  A failure to comply with a requirement of this Act for registration of the judgment.\n3.  Enforcement not stayed.  A motion filed under this section does not itself stay enforcement of the registered judgment.\n4.  Registration vacated; enforcement act void.  If the court grants a motion under this section, the registration is vacated, and any act under the registration to enforce the registered judgment is void.\n5.  Denial of recognition of judgment.  If the court grants a motion under this section on a ground under subsection 2, paragraph A, the court also shall render a judgment denying recognition of the Canadian judgment.  A judgment rendered under this subsection has the same effect as a judgment denying recognition to a judgment on the same ground under chapter 759.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 761: UNIFORM REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN MONEY JUDGMENTS ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec8907.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"558c6bbe3204bc094b9469acb566625c385432a6f386c0863e884e26f6185e73","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-8906","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-8908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}