<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 15-16-45 - Criteria for recognition of out-of-country foreign judgments. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043966Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043966SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043966CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043966Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043966DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043966Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2043966000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043966SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043966SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-16-45"><span class="s2043966SENU">15-16-45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043966SENU">. </span><span class="s2043966CL">Criteria for recognition of out-of-country foreign judgments.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000000"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">In deciding whether to enforce and recognize an out-of-country foreign judgment, the court shall consider the following factors when deciding whether to enforce and recognize a out-of-country foreign judgment, to wit:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000001"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The foreign court actually had jurisdiction over both the subject matter and the parties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000001"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The judgment was not obtained fraudulently;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000001"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The judgment was rendered by a system of law reasonably assuring the requisites of an impartial administration of justice which includes due notice and a hearing;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000001"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The judgment did not contravene the public policy of the jurisdiction in which it is relied upon; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal-000001"><span class="s2043966DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The jurisdiction issuing the order or judgment also grants comity to orders and judgments of South Dakota courts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043966000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043966Normal"><span class="s2043966SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043966SCL-000003"> SL 2013, ch 98, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>