California Code of Civil Procedure 410.10 – A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not …
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A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of this state or of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1610.)
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 410.10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17