Senate Bill 1309 Summary

• Amends judgment renewal law to prohibit renewal of judgments entered on or before August 2, 2013 unless they were renewed on or before August 2, 2018.

• Eliminates court order requirement for judgment renewal by affidavit, allowing renewal to be completed by filing an affidavit with the clerk without judge approval.

• Maintains the 10-year enforcement period for judgments, allowing execution or process to be issued within 10 years of entry or renewal.

• Clarifies that the renewal law applies to all judgments entered on or after August 3, 2013, and to pre-2013 judgments that were timely renewed by the August 2, 2018 deadline.

• Excludes criminal restitution orders, child support and spousal maintenance judgments, juvenile supervision fee judgments, and civil judgments by the state from the renewal limitations.