{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-34-9","heading":"Statute of limitations.","body":"An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or twenty (20) years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.","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/TITLE9/9-34/9-34-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:04Z","sha256":"38d1ccd27b6e2f170d77e9dce878d13a8f87b49304b70a7bcf91bf490de91a6b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}