In applying and construing the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§ 718.10.Uniformity of Interpretation
Chapter 12: Judgment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 718.10 directs Oklahoma courts applying and construing the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act to consider the need for uniform interpretation among the other states that have adopted the same act.
Full Text of § 718.10
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2009, SB 887, c. 283, §10, eff. 11/1/2009.
Plain-English Summary
Uniform acts only work if courts in different states read them the same way. Section 718.10 tells Oklahoma courts to keep that goal in mind: when applying and construing the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, courts must give consideration to the need to promote uniformity of the law among the other states that have enacted it.
It's a standard interpretive instruction found in most uniform acts, aimed at keeping Oklahoma's version of the law from drifting away from how other states apply the same text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this section tell courts to think about other states' law?
Because the act is a uniform law, and Section 718.10 directs courts to consider the need to promote uniform interpretation among the states that have enacted it.
Does this section create any substantive rights or defenses?
No, it's an interpretive instruction directing how courts should approach applying and construing the rest of the act.
Is this kind of uniformity clause common in Oklahoma law?
Uniform acts typically include a clause like this one; here it applies specifically to the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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