Franchisor subject to jurisdiction of Missouri courts and administrative agencies, when
If a company sells or deals in new cars in Missouri — or if a company has a franchise agreement with a car dealer who has a business in Missouri — that company can be taken to court or brought before a government agency in Missouri. This applies no matter what type of company it is, as long as it does business connected to new cars in Missouri.
407.820. subject to of Missouri courts and , when — . — Any person who is engaged or engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within the state of Missouri in connection with the offering, advertising, purchasing, selling, or contracting to purchase or to sell new motor vehicles, or who, being a motor vehicle franchisor, is transacting or transacts any business with a motor vehicle who maintains a place of business within the state and with whom he or she has a , shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts and administrative agencies of the state of Missouri, upon service of process in accordance with the of section 506.510, irrespective of whether such person is a , , or in new motor vehicles.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1980 H.B. 1600 § 3, A.L. 2001 H.B. 575 merged with H.B. 693)
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