Vermont § 7303 - Foreign judgments

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 7303 — Foreign judgments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7303. Foreign judgments

  • (a) In any action filed to enforce a foreign judgment issued in connection with abusive
    litigation concerning legally protected health care activity, the court shall not
    give any force or effect to any judgment issued without jurisdiction or due process
    or to any judgment that is penal in nature. (b) Foreign judgments issued in connection with abusive litigation concerning legally
    protected health care activity shall be brought by filing a new and independent action
    on the judgment within five years after the rendition of the judgment, and not after. (Added 2023, No. 14, § 3, eff. May 10, 2023.)

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Section 7303 ("Foreign judgments") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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