§ 1C-1854. Personal jurisdiction. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 1C‑1854.  Personaljurisdiction.

(a)        A foreign‑countryjudgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction ifany of the following exist:

(1)        The defendant wasserved with process personally in the foreign country.

(2)        The defendantvoluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose ofprotecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or ofcontesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant.

(3)        The defendant,before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed to submit to thejurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved.

(4)        The defendant wasdomiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was acorporation or other form of business organization that had its principal placeof business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country.

(5)        The defendant had abusiness office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign courtinvolved a cause of action or claim for relief arising out of business done bythe defendant through that office in the foreign country.

(6)        The defendantoperated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceedinginvolved a cause of action or claim for relief arising out of that operation.

(7)        There was any otherbasis for personal jurisdiction that would be consistent with the Due ProcessClause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

(b)        The list of basesfor personal jurisdiction in subsection (a) of this section is not exclusive.The courts of this State may recognize reasonable bases of personaljurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (a) of this section assufficient to support a foreign‑country judgment.  (2009‑325, s. 2.)