Connecticut § 1-101oo Jurisdiction over nonresidents. Secretary of the State as process agent. Service of process.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 1-101oo — Jurisdiction over nonresidents. Secretary of the State as process agent. Service of process.

Connecticut § 1-101oo

Title 1Provisions of General Application

Ch. 10Codes of Ethics

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-101oo (2026).

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(a)For the purposes of this part, the exercise of personal jurisdiction by the Office of State Ethics over any nonresident person, or the agent of such nonresident person, is limited to any such person or agent who makes a payment of money or gives anything of value to a public official or state employee in violation of section 1-101nn, or who is, or is seeking to be, prequalified under section 4a-100.

(b)Where personal jurisdiction is based solely upon this section, an appearance does not confer personal jurisdiction with respect to causes of action not arising from an act enumerated in this section.

(c)Any nonresident person or the agent of such person over whom the Office of State Ethics may exercise personal jurisdiction, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, who does not o

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(a) For the purposes of this part, the exercise of personal jurisdiction by the Office of State Ethics over any nonresident person, or the agent of such nonresident person, is limited to any such person or agent who makes a payment of money or gives anything of value to a public official or state employee in violation of section 1-101nn, or who is, or is seeking to be, prequalified under section 4a-100. (b) Where personal jurisdiction is based solely upon this section, an appearance does not confer personal jurisdiction with respect to causes of action not arising from an act enumerated in this section. (c) Any nonresident person or the agent of such person over whom the Office of State Ethics may exercise personal jurisdiction, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, who does not otherwise have a registered agent in this state for service of process, shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the State as the person's or agent's attorney and to have agreed that any process in any complaint, investigation or other matter conducted pursuant to section 1-82 or 1-82a , concerning an alleged violation of section 1-101nn and brought against the nonresident person, or such person's agent, may be served upon the Secretary of the State and shall have the same validity as if served upon such nonresident person or agent personally. The process shall be served upon the Secretary of the State by the officer to whom the same is directed by leaving with or at the office of the Secretary of the State, at least twelve days before any required appearance day of such process, a true and attested copy of such process, and by sending to the nonresident person or agent so served, at the person's or agent's last-known address, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, a like and attested copy with an endorsement thereon of the service upon the Secretary of the State. The Secretary of the State shall keep a record of each such process and the day and hour of service.

Legislative History

(P.A. 05-287, S. 34; P.A. 06-196, S. 16; P.A. 24-128, S. 2.) History: P.A. 05-287 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 24-128 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re jurisdiction over state residents, add “For the purposes of this part” and “is limited to any such person or agent” and to make technical changes, effective June 5, 2024.