9-10-91
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9-10-91.
A
court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over any nonresident or
his executor or administrator, as to a cause of action arising from any of the
acts, omissions, ownership, use, or possession enumerated in this Code section,
in the same manner as if he were a resident of the state, if in person or
through an agent, he:
(1)
Transacts any business within this state;
(2)
Commits a tortious act or omission within this state, except as to a cause of
action for defamation of character arising from the act;
(3)
Commits a tortious injury in this state caused by an act or omission outside
this state if the tort-feasor regularly does or solicits business, or engages in
any other persistent course of conduct, or derives substantial revenue from
goods used or consumed or services rendered in this state;
(4)
Owns, uses, or possesses any real property situated within this state;
or
(5)
With respect to proceedings for alimony, child support, or division of property
in connection with an action for divorce or with respect to an independent
action for support of dependents, maintains 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 shall not change the residency requirement for
filing an action for divorce.