§ 20-2-221. “Person” Defined
As used in §§ 20-2-222 — 20-2-225, “person” includes an individual, executor, administrator or other personal representative, or a corporation, partnership, association or any other legal or commercial entity, whether or not a citizen or domiciliary of this state and whether or not organized under the laws of this state.
§ 20-2-222. Personal Jurisdiction Based Upon Enduring Relationship
A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over: A person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, or maintaining the person’s principal place of business in, the state as to any claim for relief; or A person who is a party to an action of divorce, annulment or separate maintenance when the parties have lived in […]
§ 20-2-223. Personal Jurisdiction Based on Conduct
A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who acts directly or indirectly, as to a claim for relief arising from the person’s: Transacting any business in this state; Contracting to supply services or things in this state; Causing tortious injury by an act or omission in this state; Causing tortious injury in this […]
§ 20-2-224. Service Outside the State
When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by §§ 20-2-221 — 20-2-223, this section and § 20-2-225, service may be made outside this state in the manner provided by the Tennessee rules of civil procedure or as otherwise provided by law.
§ 20-2-225. Other Bases of Jurisdiction Unaffected — Jurisdiction Whenever Permitted by Constitution
A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction: On any other basis authorized by law; or On any basis not inconsistent with the constitution of this state or of the United States.
§ 20-2-226. Service on the Secretary of State—collection of Fee
The secretary of state shall collect a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) each time process is served on the secretary of state under this chapter, or pursuant to the convention on the service abroad of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters, signed at The Hague, November 15, 1965, commonly referred to as […]
§ 20-2-213. Other Methods of Service Unaffected
Nothing in §§ 20-2-209 — 20-2-212 and this section shall be construed as affecting other methods of process against nonresidents as provided by existing laws.
§ 20-2-214. Jurisdiction of Persons Unavailable to Personal Service in State — Classes of Actions to Which Applicable
Persons who are nonresidents of this state and residents of this state who are outside the state and cannot be personally served with process within this state are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any action or claim for relief arising from: The transaction of any business within this […]
§ 20-2-215. Service on Secretary of State — Forwarding by Registered or Certified Mail — Personal Representatives of Deceased Defendants — Time for Appearance — Registered or Certified Mail Refused
Service of process pursuant to § 20-2-214 shall be made by lodging, by the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney, the original summons and a copy certified by the clerk of the court in which the action is brought, with a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), with the secretary of state, who shall promptly send, postage […]
§ 20-2-216. Proof of Mailing by Secretary of State and Receipt by Defendant
The original process, endorsed as described in this section, an affidavit of the secretary of state setting forth the secretary of state’s compliance with the requirements of § 20-2-215, and the return receipt signed by, or duly in behalf of, the defendant, shall be attached together and sent to and filed by the clerk. There […]