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§47-7-303.
§47-7-303.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
the purpose of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in this section:
1. The term "judgment" shall mean: Any judgment which shall have
become final by expiration without appeal in the time within which an
appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal,
rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the
United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership,
maintenance or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration
under the laws of this state, for damages, including damages for care
and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any
person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of
property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action
on an agreement of settlement for such damages.
2. The term "state" shall mean: Any state, territory, or possession of
the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the
Dominion of Canada.
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