§ 13-62-105 — Personal jurisdiction

Colorado § 13-62-105

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: Uniform Foreign-country Money

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(1) A foreign-country judgment may not be
refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:

(a) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;

(b) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the
purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding
or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;

(c) The defendant, before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed
to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter
involved;

(d) The defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding
was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had
its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign
country;

(e) The defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the
proceeding in the foreign court involved a claim for relief arising out of business
done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or

(f) The defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country
and the proceeding involved a claim for relief arising out of that operation.

(2) The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection (1) of this section
is not exclusive. The courts of this state may recognize bases of personal
jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (1) of this section as sufficient to
support a foreign-country judgment.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire R&RE, p. 101, � 1, effective August 5.