Georgia § 9-10-92 - Effect of appearance.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-10-92 — Effect of appearance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-10-92. Effect of appearance.
Where personal jurisdiction is based solely upon this article, an appearance does not confer such jurisdiction with respect to causes of action not arising from the conduct enumerated in Code Section 9-10-91. (Ga. L. 1966, p. 343, § 2; Ga. L. 1970, p. 443, § 2.) Cross references. - Immunity from service of civil process for persons brought into state to answer criminal charges, § 17-13-45 . Law reviews. - For article, "The Georgia Long Arm Statute: A Significant Advance in the Concept of Personal Jurisdiction," see 4 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (1967). For article discussing Georgia's long arm statute, prejudgment attachment and habeas corpus, with respect to judicial developments in practice and procedure in the fifth circuit, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 925 (1979). For note discussing the 1970 amendments to the long arm statute as an enlargement of in personam jurisdiction, see 22 Mercer L. Rev. 451 (1971). For note analyzing the long arm statute and suggesting some reforms, see 11 Ga. L. Rev. 149 (1976). For comment on World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286, 100 S. Ct. 559 , 62 L. Ed. 2 d 490 (1980), and Rush v. Savchuk, 444 U.S. 320, 100 S. Ct. 591 , 62 L. Ed. 2 d 516 (1980), regarding minimum contacts and state jurisdiction, see 15 Ga. L. Rev. 19 (1980).
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Section 9-10-92 ("Effect of appearance.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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