Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 6 Enforcement Of Judgments - Chapter 6.44 Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act

6.44.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which ...

6.44.020 Scope
(1) This chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (2) This chapter applies to foreign-money issues even if other ...

6.44.030 Variation by agreement
(1) The effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding ...

6.44.040 Determining money of the claim
(1) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim ...

6.44.050 Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims
(1) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to ...

6.44.060 Asserting and defending foreign-money claim
(1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in ...

6.44.070 Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims -- Times of money conversion -- Form of judgment
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of ...

6.44.080 Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding
The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign ...

6.44.090 Prejudgment and judgment interest
(1) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or preaward interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or ...

6.44.100 Enforcement of foreign judgments
(1) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this ...

6.44.110 Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes
(1) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of this section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of ...

6.44.120 Effect of currency revalorization
(1) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a ...

6.44.130 Supplementary general principles of law
Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to ...

6.44.140 Uniformity of application and construction
This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter ...

6.44.901 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the uniform foreign-money claims act.[1991 c 153 § 15.] ...

6.44.902 Effective date -- 1991 c 153
This chapter shall take effect January 1, 1992.[1991 c 153 § 16.] ...

6.44.903 Severability -- 1991 c 153
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

6.44.904 Prospective application
This chapter applies prospectively only and not retroactively. It applies only to causes of action which are commenced on or after January 1, 1992.[1991 c ...