2A:49A-16.5 Conditions for non-refusal of recognition.
5. a. A foreign-country judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:
(1) the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;
(2) the defendant, before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;
(3) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;
(4) the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or
(5) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.
b. The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection a. of this section shall not be construed to be exclusive. The courts of this State may recognize bases for personal jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection a. of this section as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment, as long as the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the foreign country is compatible with the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Const., Amend.V and Amend.XIV.
c. An appearance by the defendant in the country of origin, or an unsuccessful objection to the jurisdiction of the rendering court, shall not deprive the defendant of the right to resist recognition under this section, but factual determinations by the rendering court concerning jurisdiction shall be binding on the defendant.
L.2017, c.365, s.5.
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