Written Remarks into the House Journal – Consent Calendar: Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 820, H.B. 779, Relating to the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu

Written Remarks into the House Journal – Consent Calendar

March 10, 2009; 26^th Day

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 820, H.B. 779, Relating to the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

            I rise in support of House Bill 779, Relating to the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.  This bill enacts the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act and in so doing, replaces and updates similar law codified as chapter 658C, HRS.  It updates former law by, among other things, allocating burden of proof with respect to application of law, setting out procedure for obtaining recognition of foreign country money judgments, expanding grounds for denying recognition and allocating burden of proof to do so.  Finally, it establishes statute of limitations.  Thank you.