Title 9, Chapter 10, Section 91
( 9-10-91)
A court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over any
nonresident or his executor or administrator, as to a cause of
action arising from any of the acts, omissions, ownership, use, or
possession enumerated in this Code section, in the same manner as if
he were a resident of the state, if in person or through an agent,
he: (1) Transacts any business within this state; (2) Commits a tortious act or omission within this state, except
as to a cause of action for defamation of character arising from
the act; (3) Commits a tortious injury in this state caused by an act or
omission outside this state if the tort-feasor regularly does or
solicits business, or engages in any other persistent course of
conduct, or derives substantial revenue from goods used or
consumed or services rendered in this state; (4) Owns, uses, or possesses any real property situated within
this state; or (5) With respect to proceedings for alimony, child support, or
division of property in connection with an action for divorce or
with respect to an independent action for support of dependents,
maintains a matrimonial domicile in this state at the time of the
commencement of this action or, if the defendant resided in this
state preceding the commencement of the action, whether cohabiting
during that time or not. This paragraph shall not change the
residency requirement for filing an action for divorce. |