{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1855","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1855","heading":"Procedure for recognition and nonrecognition of foreign-country judgment.","body":"(a)\tIf recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.\n(b)\tIf recognition or nonrecognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in some other action, the issue of recognition may be raised by complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense. (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-1855.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:27Z","sha256":"4a7789df5d565f9ca5cbbea596f09737dc1c1eddefeab43c6a06542e33406c0f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1854","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1856"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}