Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 24 § 24.365 — Personal jurisdiction
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 24 ·
Oregon Code § 24.365·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Personal jurisdiction.
(1) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of
personal jurisdiction if:
(a) The defendant
was served with process personally in the foreign country;
(b) The defendant
voluntarily appeared in the proceeding other than for the purpose of protecting
property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or for the purpose
of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;
(c) The
defendant, before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed to submit to
the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter
involved;
(d) The defendant
was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was
a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal
place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;
(e) The defendant
had a business office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign
court involved a claim for relief arising out of business done by the defendant
through that office in the foreign country; or
(f) The defendant
operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding
involved a claim for relief arising out of that operation.
(2) The list of
bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection (1) of this section is not
exclusive. The courts of this state may recognize bases for personal
jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (1) of this section as
sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment. [2009 c.48 §4]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 24.365
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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