Ohio § 2337.07

§ 2337.07.

(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money

claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (B) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or,

at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United States dollars which will purchase

that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (C) Assessed costs must be entered in United States dollars. (D) Each payment in United States dollars must be accepted and credited on a judgment

or award on a foreign-money claim in the amount of the foreign money that could be

purchased by the dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close

of business on the conversion date for that payment. (E) A judgment or award made in an action or distribution proceeding on both a defense,

set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim and the adverse party's claim, must be netted

by converting the money of the smaller into the money of the larger, and by subtracting

the smaller from the larger, and specify the rates of exchange used. (F) A judgment substantially in the following form complies with division (A) of this

section: “It is adjudged and ordered, that Defendant _____ pay to Plaintiff _____ the sum of _____ (amount in foreign money) plus interest on that sum at the rate of ___ per cent a year or, at the option of the judgment debtor, the number of United States

dollars which will purchase the _____ (name of foreign money) with interest due, at a bank-offered spot rate at or near

the close of business on the banking day next before the day of payment, together

with assessed costs of _____ (amount) United States dollars.” (G) If a contract claim is of the type covered by division (A) or (B) of section 2337.05 of the Revised Code , the judgment or award must be entered for the amount of money stated to measure

the obligation to be paid in the money specified for payment or, at the option of

the debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the computed amount

of the money of payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (H) A judgment must be filed and indexed in foreign money in the same manner, and has

the same effect as a lien, as other judgments.  It may be discharged by payment.