Iowa Code § 626D.1
Title
This chapter shall be cited as the “Recognition and Enforcement of Tribal Court Civil Judgments Act”.
Iowa Code Chapter 626D — Recognition and Enforcement of Tribal Court Civil Judgments
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Iowa Code § 626D.2
Definitions
As used in this chapter: 1. “Tribal court” means any court of any Indian or Alaska native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the United States secretary of the interior recognizes as an Indian tribe. 2. “Tribal judgment” means a written, civil judgment, order, or decree of a tribal court of record…
Iowa Code § 626D.3
Filing procedures
1. A copy of any tribal judgment may be filed in the office of the clerk of court in any county in this state. 2. The person filing the tribal judgment shall make and file with the clerk of court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known address of the party seeking enforcement and the responding party. Upon t…
Iowa Code § 626D.4
Responses
Any objection to the enforcement of a tribal judgment shall be filed within thirty days of receipt of the mailing of the notice of filing the tribal judgment. If an objection is filed within such time period, the court shall set a time period for a formal response to the objection and may set the matter for hearing.
Iowa Code § 626D.5
Recognition and enforcement of tribal judgments
1. Unless objected to pursuant to section 626D.4, a tribal judgment shall be recognized and enforced by the courts of this state to the same extent and with the same effect as any judgment, order, or decree of a court of this state. 2. If no objections are timely filed, the clerk shall issue a certification that no obj…
Iowa Code § 626D.6
Stay — bond requirement on appeal
1. If the objecting party demonstrates to the court that an appeal from the tribal judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court may stay enforcement of the tribal judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is v…
Iowa Code § 626D.7
Contacting courts
The district court, after notice to the parties, may attempt to resolve any issues raised regarding a tribal judgment pursuant to section 626D.3 or 626D.5, by contacting the tribal court judge who issued the judgment.
Iowa Code § 626D.8
Applicability
This chapter shall govern the procedures for the recognition and enforcement by the courts of this state of a civil judgment, order, or decree issued by a tribal court of any federally recognized Indian tribe emanating from a cause of action that accrued on or after July 1, 2007. The date that a cause of action accrues…