Repossessions: 13.11.1 Long-Arm Jurisdiction in Repossession Cases
Often repossession occurs at the direction of an out-of-state creditor. Whether the courts of the state where the repossession occurs have jurisdiction over the out-of-state creditor will depend on the state’s long-arm jurisdiction statute and constitutional standards. Many states’ long-arm statutes allow jurisdiction to the maximum extent allowed by the Constitution, so the statutory and constitutional tests tend to merge.