§ 5305 — Personal jurisdiction

§ 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign country judgment may not\nbe refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:\n 1. the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign\ncountry;\n 2. the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than\nfor the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure\nin the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over\nthe defendant;\n 3. the defendant prior to the commencement of the proceeding had\nagreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect\nto the subject matter involved;\n 4. the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the\nproceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business\norganization that had its principal place of business in, or was\norganized under the laws of, or had otherwise acquired corporate status,\nin the foreign country;\n 5. the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the\nproceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out\nof business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign\ncountry; or\n 6. the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign\ncountry and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of\nsuch operation.\n (b) The courts of this state may recognize bases of personal\njurisdiction other than those listed in subdivision (a) of this section\nas sufficient to support a foreign country judgment.\n