Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:8: Statute of limitations
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An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:8
- Foreign country: means a government other than any of the following: the United States; a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or a government with regard to which the decision in the Commonwealth as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:1
- Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:1
2014, c. 462.