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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS
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F.S. 55.606
55.606 Personal jurisdiction.The out-of-country 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 or her;
(3) The defendant, prior to the commencement of the proceedings, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;
(4) The defendant was domiciled in the foreign state when the proceedings were instituted, or, being a body corporate, had its principal place of business, was incorporated, or had otherwise acquired corporate status, 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 or a claim for relief arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign state; or
(6) The defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign state and the proceedings involved a cause of action or claim for relief arising out of such operation.
History.s. 6, ch. 94-239; s. 1360, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 2005-241.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 55.606
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 55.606.



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Cases from cite.case.law:

CHABERT, v. BACQUI, 694 So. 2d 805 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . We also note, however, that section 55.606 of the Act further modifies the court’s power to refuse recognition . . . trial court could not refuse recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction under sections 55.605 and 55.606 . . .