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518D.109 APPEARANCE AND LIMITED IMMUNITY.
(a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a
petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is
not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason
of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in
the proceeding.
(b) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical
presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who
is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable
under the laws of that state.
(c) The immunity granted by paragraph (a) does not extend to civil litigation based on acts
unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual
while present in this state.
History: 1999 c 74 s 9
(a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a
petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is
not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason
of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in
the proceeding.
(b) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical
presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who
is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable
under the laws of that state.
(c) The immunity granted by paragraph (a) does not extend to civil litigation based on acts
unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual
while present in this state.
History: 1999 c 74 s 9
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