The appointment or maintenance in this State of a clerk or registered agent does not by itself create the basis for personal jurisdiction over the represented entity in this State. The address of the agent does not determine venue in an action or proceeding involving the entity.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 115
Jurisdiction and venue
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (2017)
Most recently applied in The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (June 2017)
PL 2007, c. 323, Pt
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.