This chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after July 1, 2014, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised. 2014, c. 462.
§ 8.01-465.13:11.Effective date.
Chapter 17.2. Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceThis section sets July 1, 2014 as the trigger date, applying Chapter 17.2's recognition standards only to actions commenced on or after that date in which the recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised, leaving the timing of earlier disputes to whatever law governed recognition before the chapter's adoption.
Full Text of § 8.01-465.13:11
Plain-English Summary
Uniform acts typically need a clear starting line, and this section supplies it for Chapter 17.2. The chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after July 1, 2014 in which the issue of recognizing a foreign-country judgment is raised.
The date is tied to when the Virginia action was commenced, not to when the underlying foreign-country judgment was entered. A judgment rendered years before the chapter's adoption can still be the subject of a recognition dispute governed by this chapter, as long as the Virginia action raising that issue started on or after July 1, 2014.
Beyond marking that boundary, the section does not add substantive content. It is purely a timing rule, leaving the standards themselves to the rest of the chapter and leaving open what law, if any, governed recognition disputes in actions commenced before the effective date.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the trigger date for this chapter's application?
July 1, 2014.
Does the date refer to when the foreign-country judgment was entered or when the Virginia action was commenced?
When the Virginia action in which recognition is raised was commenced, not when the foreign-country judgment itself was entered.
What actions does this section say the chapter applies to?
All actions commenced on or after July 1, 2014 in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised.
Does this section set out recognition standards of its own?
No, it is purely a timing provision; the recognition standards themselves appear in § 8.01-465.13:3 and related sections.
What governs recognition disputes in actions commenced before July 1, 2014?
The section does not say; it only confirms the chapter itself does not apply to actions commenced before that date.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Code of Virginia, published by the
Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
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