{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1851","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1851","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tForeign country. - A government other than:\na.\tThe United States;\nb.\tA state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or\nc.\tAny other government with regard to which the decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.\n(2)\tForeign-country judgment. - A judgment of a court of a foreign country. (2009-325, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 1C. Enforcement of Judgments.","Article 20. North Carolina Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1C/GS_1C-1851.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:27Z","sha256":"6591893cd03019040864ea48d5e4145f3134c6fa2e194ca13f6849be11b290cc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1850","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}