CPLR 5301 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 5300 Citation up ARTICLE 53 Recognition of Foreign Country Money Judgments next SECTION 5302 Applicability Viewing most recent revision (from 2021-06-18) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2021-06-18 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 5301 Definitions Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 53 § 5301. Definitions. As used in this article the following definitions shall be applicable. (a) Foreign country. "Foreign country" means a government other than: 1. the United States; 2. a state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession of the United States; or 3. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution. (b) Foreign country judgment. "Foreign country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.