[§658C-4] Recognition and enforcement. (a) Except as provided in section 658C-5, a foreign judgment meeting the requirements of section 658C-3 shall be conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. A copy of any foreign judgment may be filed in the office of the clerk of an appropriate court of this State. The foreign judgment shall be enforceable in the same manner as the judgment of a sister-state that is entitled to full faith and credit.
(b) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall:
(1) Make and file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address given;
(2) Mail notice of the filing to the judgment debtor at the address given; and
(3) Make note of the mailing in the docket.
The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's attorney, if any, in this State. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. The failure by the clerk to mail notice of filing shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed. [L 1996, c 49, pt of §1]