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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 48
PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 48.193

48.193 Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.—

(1)(a) A person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who personally or through an agent does any of the acts enumerated in this subsection thereby submits himself or herself and, if he or she is a natural person, his or her personal representative to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any cause of action arising from any of the following acts:

1. Operating, conducting, engaging in, or carrying on a business or business venture in this state or having an office or agency in this state.

2. Committing a tortious act within this state.

3. Owning, using, possessing, or holding a mortgage or other lien on any real property within this state.

4. Contracting to insure a person, property, or risk located within this state at the time of contracting.

5. With respect to a proceeding for alimony, child support, or division of property in connection with an action to dissolve a marriage or with respect to an independent action for support of dependents, maintaining 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 does not change the residency requirement for filing an action for dissolution of marriage.

6. Causing injury to persons or property within this state arising out of an act or omission by the defendant outside this state, if, at or about the time of the injury, either:

a. The defendant was engaged in solicitation or service activities within this state; or

b. Products, materials, or things processed, serviced, or manufactured by the defendant anywhere were used or consumed within this state in the ordinary course of commerce, trade, or use.

7. Breaching a contract in this state by failing to perform acts required by the contract to be performed in this state.

8. With respect to a proceeding for paternity, engaging in the act of sexual intercourse within this state with respect to which a child may have been conceived.

9. Entering into a contract that complies with s. 685.102.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an order issued, or a penalty or fine imposed, by an agency of another state is not enforceable against any person or entity incorporated or having its principal place of business in this state if the other state does not provide a mandatory right of review of the agency decision in a state court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) A defendant who is engaged in substantial and not isolated activity within this state, whether such activity is wholly interstate, intrastate, or otherwise, is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, whether or not the claim arises from that activity.

(3) Service of process upon any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as provided in this section may be made by personally serving the process upon the defendant outside this state, as provided in s. 48.194. The service shall have the same effect as if it had been personally served within this state.

(4) If a defendant in his or her pleadings demands affirmative relief on causes of action unrelated to the transaction forming the basis of the plaintiff’s claim, the defendant shall thereafter in that action be subject to the jurisdiction of the court for any cause of action, regardless of its basis, which the plaintiff may by amendment assert against the defendant.

(5) Nothing contained in this section limits or affects the right to serve any process in any other manner now or hereinafter provided by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-179; s. 3, ch. 84-2; s. 3, ch. 88-176; s. 3, ch. 93-250; s. 281, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2013-164; s. 2, ch. 2016-207.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 48.193

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 48.193.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 48.193

Total Results: 20

STRAUB, SEAMAN & ALLEN, PC, WAGGONER, ESQ. v. ELLIS, QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: at 252 (quoting section 48.193(1)(b) which was subsequently renumbered as 48.193(1)(a)2). 3 This applies… section 48.193(1)(b) . . . . Id. at 252-53. Thus we declined to interpret section 48.193(1)(b) as permitting…support long-arm jurisdiction pursuant to section 48.193, Florida Statutes (2021). Id. In "the second…inquiry need not be reached." Id. Section 48.193(1)(a)2 provides that a person is subject to personal…996 So. 2d at 248. In strictly construing section 48.193(1)(b), we concluded that it did not. Id. We acknowledged

Wen Hsu v. Sariah Atassi

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: based upon three separate subsections of section 48.193(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2020): subsection

Pipistrel Italia S.R.L., Etc. v. Susan L. Ciccolini, Etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: the ambit of Florida’s long-arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes, the first prong of the two-step…Ciccolini established jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(a)(6)(b).

La Fiduciaria, S.A. v. Erick Portuguez and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-08T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: jurisdiction under Florida’s long- arm statute. See § 48.193(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2023). Three days later…-arm statute confers on the state courts. See § 48.193(1)(a), (2), Fla. Stat. (2023). 3 However, Portuguez… jurisdiction of Florida’s courts under section 48.193. 4 requirement

William J. Mitchell v. David W. Race

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-11-07T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: the scope of Florida’s long-arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes (2019). See Venetian Salami, …Race committed a tortious act in Florida. See § 48.193(1)(a)2., Fla. Stat. (providing for long-arm jurisdiction

Edmond Cash v. Jay Stoltenberg

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-23T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: the ambit of Florida’s long-arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes. Id. at 502.

William McNae v. Michael J. Fitzgerald

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-16T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: alleges a basis for jurisdiction under section 48.193, Florida Statutes . . . .” Teva Pharm. Indus. v…plaintiff may either track the language of section 48.193 without pleading supporting facts, or the plaintiff… fit within one or more subsections of section 48.193.’” Id. at 516-17 (quoting Hilltopper Holding Corp…jurisdiction by tracking the language of section 48.193 and providing specific jurisdictional facts 2 showing… showing McNae’s actions fall within section 48.193(1)(a)(7). 3 Because the amended complaint alleged

Ian David Harrison v. Nc3 Systems, Inc., D/B/A Caliva

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-14T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Harrison to personal jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(a)1, Florida Statutes (2022), for engaging …existence of personal jurisdiction pursuant to section 48.193(1)(a)1, which provides for personal jurisdiction…an office or agency in this state,” and section 48.193(1)(a)2, which provides for jurisdiction when a …DCA 1963)). To meet the requirements of section 48.193(1)(a)1, “the defendant’s activities ‘must be considered… As to personal jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(a)2, “courts have looked to whether the nonresident

Pipistrel D.O.O., Etc. v. Susan L. Ciccolini, Etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: within the state. See § 48.193(1)(a)(2), (6), Fla. Stat. 3 3 Section 48.193(1)(a) provides, in relevant…use. § 48.193(1)(a)(2), (6). 4 Ciccolini does not address subsection (1)(a)(2) of section 48.193 in her…first prong is statutory and is governed by section 48.193, Florida Statutes, Florida’s long-arm statute.…)). “Long-arm jurisdiction under section 48.193 may be established in one of two ways: ‘general…within at least one of the subsections of section 48.193.” Rautenberg v. Falz, 193 So. 3d 924, 928 (Fla

LEVEL 8 MANAGEMENT, INC., PIERRE ACCOUNTING, P. C. v. WILDFLOWER LEGACY AND WEALTH PLANNING, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: personal jurisdiction: general, § 48.193(2), and specific, § 48.193(1). General jurisdiction arises…requirement contained in section 48.193(1)." Id. (citing section 48.193(1), which provides "[a]ny…parties as a "business venture." See § 48.193(1)(a)1, Fla. Stat. (2021). We need not determine…engaging in a business venture within the state. See § 48.193(1)(a)1, Fla. Stat. (2021).3 Specifically, Wildflower…alleges jurisdictional allegations under section 48.193(1)(a)2 (providing for jurisdiction over any person

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP v. Colleen Lamb-Ferrara

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-29T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 3 Prior to 2013, section 48.193(1)(a)(2) was numbered as section 48.193(1)(b), Florida Statutes. See…Mathew’s Estate. Fla. Stat. § 48.193(1)(a)1. b. [Neal, Gerber] committed…within this State. Fla. Stat. § 48.193(1)(a)2. On April 12, 2021, Neal, Gerber …jurisdiction over Neal, Gerber pursuant to section 48.193(1)(a)(1), Florida Statutes (“Operating, conducting… office or agency in this state”), and section 48.193(1)(a)(2), Florida Statutes (“Committing a tortious

Ornella Pianezza and Andrea Artioli v. MIA Collection Services LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: ommitting a tortious act within this state.” § 48.193(1)(a)(2), Fla. Stat. Artioli and Pianezza contend… 12 section 48.193(1)(b) can occur through the nonresident defendant

Phyllis Zyskind v. Elena Koss, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: implicated in a minimum contacts analysis.”) (citing § 48.193(1)(a)(2), Fla. Stat.); see also NHB Advisors, Inc

Chukweukwu Morris Biose a/k/a Morris Biose v. Emilia Orasan

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-07T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: jurisdiction under Florida’s long- arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes (2017). Id. The requirement is…business in Florida, tracking the language of section 48.193(1)(a)1. Second, based on Biose’s alleged communications…committed a tortious act in Florida, satisfying section 48.193(1)(a)2. See Wendt, 822 So. 2d at 1260 (noting

Unified Medical, LLC, a/a/o Roberto Prin v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Company

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: basis for personal jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(a)(1), Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Venetian

Promenade Charters V.I., Ltd. v. Caribbean Insurers Marine Limited

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-03T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Florida’s long-arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes; and (2) whether the foreign …in Florida through Nautilus, their agent. See § 48.193(1)(a)(1), Fla. Stat. (2023). We affirm without… contract to be performed in this state.” See § 48.193(1)(a)(7). Specifically, that a breach occurred

LORNAMEAD, INC. v. JOANNE FLEEMIN

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-05-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: jurisdiction under the long-arm statute, section 48.193, Florida Statutes. Id. Secondly,

DAVID W. RACE v. WILLIAM J. MITCHELL

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-03-07T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: consent of all parties was not required. See § 48.193(1)(a)2., Fla. Stat. (2019) (providing for long …Florida can constitute a tortious act under section 48.193(1)(b), [Fla. Stat. (1999)].” Acquadro v. Bergeron…Florida can constitute a tortious act under section 48.193(1)(b).” Acquadro, 851 So. 2d at 670 n.11. We

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC. v. LIZETTE C. CACERES

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-02-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: the general jurisdiction requirements of section 48.193(2), Florida Statutes (2010): ● The Corporate… the general jurisdiction provisions of section 48.193. 2 To 1 For instance, webpage printouts pertaining…that specific jurisdiction, pursuant to section 48.193(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2010), provided a basis to exercise…ambit of Florida's long-arm statute, section 48.193(1)(a) 2.”) …establish personal jurisdiction over THH under section 48.193, Florida Statutes (2021), and to establish sufficient

MSP RECOVERY CLAIMS, SERIES LLC v. COLOPLAST CORP.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-01-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: statute: section 48.193(1)(a)(6), Coloplast caused personal injury; section 48.193(1)(a)(2), … 3 Coloplast committed torts; and section 48.193(1)(a)(1), Coloplast engaged in a business or business…2022 ed.) (“The term ‘arising from’ in section 48.193 means that there must be a substantive connection… 4 within section 48.193(1)(a)(6). See Aetna Life & Cas. Co. v. Therm-O-Disc… this Court has jurisdiction under Fla. Stat. § 48.193(1)(a)(6) is reason alone to reject the argument