{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-34-3","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n(1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n(2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\n(b) This chapter 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:\n(1) A judgment for taxes;\n(2) A fine or other penalty; or\n(3) A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\n(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 34 Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-34/9-34-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:04Z","sha256":"b59aafeacfc8043f4d75bb2cf723470063987ffd73db1af877df5dd7dbca9ba2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}