(1) 
The Tribal Court shall not recognize or enforce any foreign judgment unless the proponent of the foreign judgment:
(a) 
Complies with the procedure set forth in this Section;
(b) 
Submits proof that the person against whom the foreign judgment has been rendered is subject to the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court;
(c) 
Submits proof that the foreign judgment is based on valid subject matter and personal jurisdiction;
(d) 
Submits proof that an attempt was made to enforce the judgment in the jurisdiction in which the foreign judgment was rendered and that such attempt was unsuccessful; or good cause is shown why an attempt at enforcement of the foreign judgment in that jurisdiction would be futile; and
(e) 
Submits proof that the foreign judgment is final and that no appeal therefrom is allowed.
(2) 
The Tribal Court shall not recognize or enforce a foreign judgment when to do so would require the Tribe to waive its immunity from suit except when the Tribe is to be served as a garnishee for the wages or property of a judgment debtor, in which case the requirements for garnishment that are set out in this Chapter shall be followed.
(3) 
The Tribal Court need not recognize a foreign judgment if:
(a) 
The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign court did not receive notice of said proceedings in sufficient time to allow him or her to defend;
(b) 
The foreign judgment decree or order violated the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, 25 U.S.C. § 1301-1341, or any state or federal constitution;
(c) 
The foreign judgment was obtained by fraud;
(d) 
The foreign judgment would serve to violate any federal law, tribal law, custom or tradition, or the Treaty between the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and the federal government;
(e) 
The cause of action on which the judgment is based is contrary to the general welfare of the Tribe or its members; or
(f) 
The government from which the foreign judgment is issued does not provide reciprocal full faith and credit or comity to the orders, decrees and judgments of the Tribal Court.
(Res. 09-A-128, 12/8/2009)
In order for a foreign judgment to be recognized and enforced, such judgment shall be filed by its proponent with the Tribal Court within ten (10) years from the date of its issuance or renewal.
The proponent of a foreign judgment shall file in the Tribal Court:
(a) 
A certified copy of the foreign judgment, identifying the date of its entry;
(b) 
The record of any subsequent entries affecting the judgment, such as levies of execution and payments in partial satisfaction;
(c) 
A motion requesting that the Tribal Court recognize and enforce the foreign judgment; and
(d) 
Submission of proof required by Section 3.09.52(1) of this Chapter.
A properly filed foreign judgment shall be docketed and recorded in the Tribal Court in the same manner as other cases.
Upon proper filing of a foreign judgment with the Tribal Court, the Court shall issue a summons directing the defendant to appear on a date not more that sixty (60) days or less than fourteen (14) days from the date of service and respond to the motion requesting the Tribal Court to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment. Such a summons shall be served on the defendant in a manner consistent with Section 3.02.04 or 3.02.05 of this Title.
Failure of the defendant to appear as directed by the summons or failure to respond to the motion requesting the Court to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment once personal jurisdiction over the defendant has been obtained shall not prevent the Court from ruling on the motion.
After reviewing all the relevant evidence concerning the foreign judgment the Court shall issue an order granting or denying the motion to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment if doing so would be consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. Such an order shall be a final judgment of the Tribal Court in favor of either the plaintiff or defendant to the foreign judgment and shall be enforceable as such.
(Res. 09-A-128, 12/8/2009)