LONG-ARM STATUTE

long-arm statute.A statute providing for jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has had contacts with the territory where the statute is in effect. • Most state long-arm statutes extend this jurisdiction to its constitutional limits. — Also termed single-act statute. See long-arm jurisdiction under JURISDICTION. [Cases: Courts  12(2). C.J.S. Courts §§ 39, 44.]
[Blacks Law 8th]