§ 718.2 Definitions.

When Oklahoma courts talk about recognizing money judgments from other countries, they need clear definitions of what counts as a "foreign country" and a "foreign-country judgment." This rule spells out exactly what those terms mean.

A "foreign country" is any government that is not the United States, and not a U.S. state, territory, or similar U.S. possession. It also does not include any government whose court decisions Oklahoma would normally have to recognize anyway under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution. That clause requires states to honor each other's court judgments, so places already covered by it don't count as "foreign" under this law.

A "foreign-country judgment" simply means a judgment issued by a court in one of these foreign countries. This definition matters because it sets the stage for the rest of the law, which explains when and how Oklahoma courts will recognize and enforce money judgments that come from courts outside the United States.