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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-138. Judgments to which article applies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-138. Judgments to which article applies.

This article shall apply to foreign judgments of other states only if those states have adopted the ‘‘Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act’’ in substantially the same form as this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 9-12-138, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 380, § 1.