Rhode Island General Laws Title 9. Courts and Civil Procedure--Procedure Generally § 9-35-4. Registration of Canadian judgment

(a) A person seeking recognition of a Canadian judgment described in § 9-35-3 to enforce the judgment may register the judgment in the office of the clerk of a court in which an action for recognition of the judgment could be filed under § 9-34-6.

(b) A registration under subsection (a) of this section must be executed by the person registering the judgment or the person's attorney and include:

(c) On receipt of a registration that includes the documents, information, and registration fee required by subsection (b) of this section, the clerk shall file the registration, assign a civil action number, and enter the Canadian judgment in the court's docket.

(d) A registration substantially in the following form complies with the registration requirements under subsection (b) of this section if the registration includes the attachments specified in the form:

REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN MONEY JUDGMENT

Complete and file this form, together with the documents required by Part V of this form, with the Clerk of Court. When stating an amount of money, identify the currency in which the amount is stated.

PART I. IDENTIFICATION OF CANADIAN JUDGMENT

Canadian Court Rendering the Judgment: __________

Case/Docket Number in Canadian Court: __________

Name of Plaintiff(s): __________

Name of Defendant(s): __________

The Canadian Court entered the judgment on __________ [date] in __________ [city] __________[Province or Territory]. The judgment includes an award for the payment of money in favor of __________ in the amount of __________. If only part of the Canadian judgment is subject to registration (see § 9-35-3(b) and (c)), describe the part of the judgment being registered:

__________

PART II. IDENTIFICATION OF PERSON REGISTERING JUDGMENT AND PERSON AGAINST WHOM JUDGMENT IS BEING REGISTERED

Provide the following information for all persons seeking to register the judgment under this registration and all persons against whom the judgment is being registered under this registration.

Name of Person(s) Registering Judgment: __________

If a person registering the judgment is not the person in whose favor the judgment was rendered, describe the interest the person registering the judgment has in the judgment which entitles the person to seek its recognition and enforcement:

__________

Address of Person(s) Registering Judgment:

__________

Additional Contact Information for Person(s) Registering Judgment (Optional):

Telephone Number: __________FAX Number: __________

Email Address: __________

Name of Attorney for Person(s) Registering Judgment, if any: __________

Address: __________

Telephone Number: __________FAX Number: __________

Email Address: __________

Name of Person(s) Against Whom Judgment is Being Registered: __________

Address of Person(s) Against Whom Judgment is Being Registered:

__________

__________ (provide the most recent address known)

Additional Contact Information for Person(s) Against Whom Judgment is Being Registered (Optional) (provide most recent information known):

Telephone Number: __________FAX Number: __________

Email Address: __________

PART III. CALCULATION OF AMOUNT FOR WHICH ENFORCEMENT IS SOUGHT

Identify the currency or currencies in which each amount is stated.

The amount of the Canadian judgment or part of the judgment being registered is: __________.

The amount of interest accrued as of the date of registration on the part of the judgment being registered is __________

The applicable rate of interest is __________

The date when interest began to accrue is __________

The part of the judgment to which the interest applies is __________.

The Canadian court awarded costs and expenses relating to the part of the judgment being registered in the amount of __________ (exclude any amount included in the award of costs and expenses which represents an award of attorneys' fees).

The Canadian court awarded attorneys' fees relating to the part of the judgment being registered in the amount of __________.

The person registering the Canadian judgment claims post-judgment costs and expenses in the amount of __________ and post-judgment attorneys' fees in the amount of __________ relating to the part of the judgment being registered (include only costs, expenses, and attorney's fees incurred before registration).

The amount of the part of the judgment being registered which has been satisfied as of the date of registration is __________.

The total amount for which enforcement of the part of the judgment being registered is sought is __________.

PART IV. STATEMENT OF PERSON REGISTERING JUDGMENT

I, __________state:

[Person Registering Judgment or Attorney for Person Registering Judgment]

PART V. ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION

Attached are (check to signify required items are included):

__________ A copy of the Canadian judgment authenticated in the same manner a copy of a foreign judgment is authenticated in an action under § 9-34-6 as an accurate copy by the Canadian court that entered the judgment.

__________ If the Canadian judgment is not in English, a certified translation of the judgment into English.

__________ A registration fee in the amount of one hundred sixty dollars ($160).

I declare that the information provided on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submitted by:

__________

Signature of [Person Registering Judgment]

[Attorney for Person Registering Judgment]

[specify whether signer is the person registering the judgment or that person's attorney]

Date of submission: __________