Florida Statute 685.102 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 685
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT: CHOICE OF LAW

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F.S. 685.102

685.102 Jurisdiction.—

(1) Notwithstanding any law that limits the right of a person to maintain an action or proceeding, any person may, to the extent permitted under the United States Constitution, maintain in this state an action or proceeding against any person or other entity residing or located outside this state, if the action or proceeding arises out of or relates to any contract, agreement, or undertaking for which a choice of the law of this state, in whole or in part, has been made pursuant to s. 685.101 and which contains a provision by which such person or other entity residing or located outside this state agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.

(2) This section does not affect the jurisdiction of the courts of this state over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any other contract, agreement, or undertaking.

(3) This section applies to:

(a) Contracts entered into on or after June 27, 1989; and

(b) Contracts entered into prior to June 27, 1989, if an action or proceeding relating to such contract is commenced on or after June 27, 1989.

History.—s. 2, ch. 89-135.

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Amendments to 685.102

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 685.102

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 685.102.

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Cases Citing Statute 685.102

Total Results: 10

Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co, Ltd. v. International Global Resources Corp. d/b/a Global Retail Solutions

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-14

Snippet: paragraph 9 of the Agreement complies with section 685.102, Florida Statutes (2023), and because sufficient

MASHA K. BACH, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Semen Donskoy v. VLADIGOR INVESTMENTS, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-07-07

Snippet: satisfied the requirements of sections 685.101 and 685.102, Florida Statutes (2019), and the test set out

ZION WILLIAMSON v. PRIME SPORTS MARKETING, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-02

Snippet: defendant to personal jurisdiction. 4 4 Section 685.102(1), Florida Statutes (2020), authorizes a party

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. v. Ghilotti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-29

Citation: 255 So. 3d 423

Snippet: consent.3 See, e.g., Fla. Stat. §§ 685.101 and 685.102; Jetbroadband WV, LLC v. Mastec N. Am., 13 So.

Banco De Los Trabajadores v. Cortez Moreno

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-01-24

Citation: 237 So. 3d 1127

Snippet: Entering into a contract that complies with s. 685.102. 11

Corporate Creations Enterprises LLC v. Brian R. Fons Attorney at Law P.C.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-21

Citation: 225 So. 3d 296, 2017 WL 2665069, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8985

Snippet: satisfied the requirements of sections 685.101 and 685.102, Florida Statutes (2015), the exercise of personal

United Brands, S.A. v. Diageo Dominicana, S.R.L., Etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-21

Citation: 209 So. 3d 67, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18695

Snippet: jurisdictional provisions, sections 685.101 and 685.102, Florida Statutes (2015), a federal court for this

Jeremy Hamilton v. Betty Hamilton

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-23

Citation: 142 So. 3d 969, 2014 WL 3605485, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 11191

Snippet: a basis for jurisdiction, pursuant to sections 685.102 and 48.198, Florida Statutes. The stepson’s

Jetbroadband WV, LLC v. Mastec North America, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-06-10

Citation: 13 So. 3d 159, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 7264, 2009 WL 1606445

Snippet: Contractual Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Under F.S. § 685.102: The Long-Arm Statute's Little-Known Cousin, 80-May

Milby v. Pace Pontiac, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-06-11

Citation: 176 So. 2d 554

Snippet: anticipate it. Warner v. Hansen, 1960, 251 Iowa 685, 102 N.W.2d 140; 65 C.J.S. Negligence § 81c(2). Due