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§ 10-704. Grounds for nonrecognition of foreign judgment

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 10. Evidence (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Foreign Money Judgments Recognition (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-704
§ 10-704. Grounds for nonrecognition of foreign judgment
Currentness
Due process, jurisdiction, or fraud concerns
(a) A foreign judgment is not conclusive if:
(1) The judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
(2) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant;
(3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter; or
(4) The judgment was obtained by fraud.
Notice, public policy, or forum concerns
(b) A foreign judgment need not be recognized if:
(1) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him to defend;
(2) The cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of the State;
(3) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive judgment;
(4) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute was to be settled out of court; or
(5) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action.
Defamation judgments
(c)(1) In this subsection, “defamation” includes invasion of privacy by false facts.
(2) A foreign judgment against any person who is a resident of this State or who has assets in this State may not be recognized if:
(i) The cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless the court before which the matter is brought in this State first determines that the defamation law as applied in the foreign jurisdiction provides for at least as much protection for freedom of speech and the press as is provided by both the United States Constitution and the Maryland Constitution; or
(ii) The cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment entered against the provider of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230, unless the court before which the matter is brought in this State determines that the judgment is consistent with 47 U.S.C. § 230.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 658, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 659, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 35, § 53D.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-704, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 10-704
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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