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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Sections 548.64 to 548.74 supplement the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, and sections 548.54 to 548.63, other than section 548.59, apply to a registration under sections 548.64 to 548.74.
(b) A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 548.66 either:
(1) by registration under sections 548.64 to 548.74; or
(2) under section 548.59.
(c) Subject to paragraph (d), a person may not seek recognition in this state of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in 548.66, paragraph (b) or (c), with regard to the same person under both sections 548.59 and 548.64 to 548.74.
(d) If the court grants a petition to vacate a registration solely on a ground under section 548.70, paragraph (b), clause (2), the person seeking registration may:
(1) if the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under sections 548.64 to 548.74; or
(2) seek recognition of the judgment under section 548.59.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Civil Procedure (Ch. 540-552) § 548.72. Relationship to uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/civil-procedure-ch-540-552/mn-st-sect-548-72/
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