{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-101-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-101-4","heading":"Foreign judgments issued in connection with hostile litigation.","body":"(a) Jurisdiction and due process required. A court of this state may not give any force or effect to any foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation if the court that issued the foreign judgment did not:\n(1) Have personal jurisdiction over the defendant;\n(2) Have jurisdiction over the subject matter; or\n(3) Provide due process of law.\n(b) Limitations period. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an action on a foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation must be commenced by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within five (5) years of the foreign judgment.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 101 Healthcare Provider Shield"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-101/23-101-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:12Z","sha256":"9af20c8282121fe0c816d440f60fbaa75bcfe833d89a5313bfc7a6b2896e754f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-101-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-101-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}