Smith v. Ponderosa Realty & Development, Inc.

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Arizona has adopted the 1964 version of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, A.R.S. Secs. 12-1701 through 12-1708, which provides an expeditious manner of enforcing the judgments of the courts of the United States and the courts of sister states.

Sec. 12-1702 contains provisions for the filing of an authenticated copy of the judgment with the clerk of the superior court. A.R.S. Sec. 12-1704(C) states:

“No execution or other process for the enforcement of a foreign judgment filed under § 12-1702 shall issue until twenty days after the date the clerk shall have…