Florida Statute 685.102 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 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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Jetbroadband WV, LLC v. Mastec North America, Inc.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2009 | Docket: 1660152

Cited 10 times | Published

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

Jeremy Hamilton v. Betty Hamilton

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 23, 2014 | Docket: 2502

Cited 1 times | Published

requirements for personal jurisdiction under section 685.102, the contract, agreement, or undertaking must:

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 14, 2024 | Docket: 68249799

Published

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

ZION WILLIAMSON v. PRIME SPORTS MARKETING, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 2, 2020 | Docket: 18706920

Published

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

Lienemann v. Cruise Ship Excursions, Inc.

349 F. Supp. 3d 1269

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 2018 | Docket: 64321826

Published

this state. Fla. Stat. § 685.101(1). In turn, Section 685.102 creates a parallel grant of jurisdiction: Notwithstanding