Title 9, Chapter 12, Section 115
( 9-12-115)
(a) A foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of
personal jurisdiction if: (1) The defendant was served personally in the foreign state; (2) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceedings other
than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened
with seizure in the proceedings or of contesting the jurisdiction
of the court over him; (3) Prior to the commencement of the proceedings, the defendant
had agreed expressly in writing to submit to the jurisdiction of
the foreign court, with respect to the subject matter involved in
such proceedings, in an action by the party seeking to enforce the
judgment; (4) The defendant was domiciled in the foreign state when the
proceedings were instituted or, being a body corporate, then had
its principal place of business or was incorporated in the foreign
state; (5) The defendant had a business office in the foreign state and
the proceedings in the foreign court involved a cause of action
arising out of business done by the defendant through that office
in the foreign state; provided, however, that a business office in
the foreign state which it maintained for the transaction of
business by a subsidiary corporation of the defendant but which is
not held out as a business office of the defendant shall not be
deemed to be a business office of the defendant; or (6) The defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the
foreign state and the proceedings involved a cause of action
arising out of such operation. (b) The courts of this state may recognize other bases of personal
jurisdiction; provided, however, that if the proceedings in the
foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business
activities in the foreign state, the judgment shall not be
recognized unless there is a basis for personal jurisdiction as
specified in subsection (a) of this Code section. |