§501. Personal and transitory actions; inter-county transfers Personal and transitory actions, except process of foreign attachment and except as provided in this chapter, shall be brought, when the parties live in the State, in the county where any plaintiff or defendant lives; and when no plaintiff lives in the State, in the county where any […]
§502. Sheriff’s bond Actions on bonds given by sheriffs to the Treasurer of State shall be brought in the county for which such sheriff is commissioned.
§503. Civil actions on judgment Civil actions founded on judgment rendered by any court of record in the State may be brought in the county where it was rendered or in the county in which either party thereto or his executor or administrator resides at the time of bringing the action.
§504. Jurisdiction by attachment In all actions commenced in any court proper to try them jurisdiction shall be sustained if goods, estate, effects or credits of any defendant are found within the State and attached.
§505. Local and transitory actions where counties, towns and other corporations are parties Local and transitory actions shall be commenced and tried as follows: When both parties are counties, in any county adjoining either; when a county is plaintiff, if the defendant lives therein, in an adjoining county; if he does not live therein, in […]
§506. Actions for forfeitures When a forfeiture is recoverable in a civil action, such action shall be brought in the county in which the offense was committed unless a different provision is made by statute. If on trial it does not appear that such offense was committed in the county where the action was brought, […]
§507. State action to recover funds or property An action in behalf of the State to enforce the collection of state taxes upon any corporation or to recover of any person or corporation moneys due the State, public funds or property belonging to the State, or the value thereof, may be brought in any county. […]
§508. Transfer of venue A presiding Justice of the Superior Court may, in the interests of justice and to secure the speedy trial of an action, or for other good cause, transfer any civil action or proceeding from the Superior Court in one county to another county. The Chief Justice of the Superior Court may, […]
§509. Consumer transactions Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an action brought against a consumer arising from a consumer credit transaction or a rental-purchase agreement must be brought in accordance with Title 9‑A, section 5‑113, except that an action brought pursuant to Title 32, section 11013, subsection 3, paragraph N must be brought where […]
§510. Replevin Except as otherwise provided in section 509, an action for replevin must be brought either in the division or county where a plaintiff or defendant resides, where the underlying transaction involving the personal property was made or where any of the personal property is located. [PL 2009, c. 245, §4 (NEW).] SECTION […]
