Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-115
Jurisdiction and venue
The appointment or maintenance in this state of a registered agent does not by itself create the basis for personal jurisdiction over the represented entity in this state. The address of the agent does not determine venue in an action or proceeding involving the entity.
History. Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Deleon v. BNSF Ry. Co.
Deleon v. BNSF Ry. Co. (2018)
“We concur: MIKE McGRATH, C.J. JIM RICE, J. JAMES JEREMIAH SHEA, J.”
The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (2017)
“II 8 See Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-115 (2016); D.C. Code § 29 - 104.”
Joe v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2021)
“” Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-115 ; see also Antoon v.”
McDowell v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2022)
“Further, even if a Moving Defendant is registered in Arkansas (as Plaintiffs allege), simply being registered in Arkansas does not render that defendant “at home” in Arkansas such that it is subject to exercise of the Court’s general personal jurisdiction.”
Madsen v. Sidwell Air Freight (2024)
“See Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-115 (The appointment or maintenance in this state of a registered agent does not by itself create the basis for personal jurisdiction over the represented entity in this state.”
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