The bill requires the circuit court, if it determines that the foreign-country
money judgment deserves recognition, to give the judgment full faith and credit in
this state, and to enforce that judgment in the same manner as a judgment rendered
by a court in this state.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:

AB718,1 1Section 1. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 806 [precedes 806.01] of the statutes
2is created to read:

AB718,2 6Section 2. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 806 [precedes 806.30] of the statutes
7is created to read:

AB718,2,119 Subchapter ii
10 judgment; Uniform
11 foreign money claims

AB718,3 12Section 3. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 806 [precedes 806.50] of the
13statutes is created to read:

AB718,3,42 Subchapter III
3 judgment; Uniform foreign-country
4 money judgments recognition

AB718,4 5Section 4. 806.50 of the statutes is created to read:

AB718,3,6 6806.50 Definitions. (1) In this subchapter:

AB718,3,77 (a) “Foreign country" means a government other than one of the following:

AB718,3,109 2. The government of a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular
10possession of the United States.

AB718,3,1311 3. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to
12whether to recognize the judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to
13a determination under article IV, section 1, of the U.S. Constitution.

AB718,3,1414 4. A federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state.

AB718,3,1615 (b) “Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign
16country.

AB718,5 17Section 5. 806.51 of the statutes is created to read:

AB718,3,20 18806.51 Applicability. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), this subchapter
19applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the foreign-country
20judgment meets all of the following criteria:

AB718,3,2121 (a) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money.

AB718,3,2322 (b) Under the law of the foreign country where the foreign-country judgment
23is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

AB718,4,3

1(2) This subchapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the
2foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent
3that the foreign-country judgment is any of the following:

AB718,4,55 (b) A judgment of a forfeiture, fine, or other penalty.

AB718,4,76 (c) A judgment for support, maintenance, property division, or other judgment
7rendered in connection with domestic relations.

AB718,6 8Section 6. 806.52 of the statutes is created to read: