Ohio Code § 2307.382
Ohio Code § 2307.382. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2307.382.
(A) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person who acts directly or by
an agent, as to a cause of action arising from the person's: (1) Transacting any business in this state; (2) Contracting to supply services or goods in this state; (3) Causing tortious injury by an act or omission in this state; (4) Causing tortious injury in this state by an act or omission outside this state if
the person regularly does or solicits business, or engages in any other persistent
course of conduct, or derives substantial revenue from goods used or consumed or services
rendered in this state; (5) Causing injury in this state to any person by breach of warranty expressly or impliedly
made in the sale of goods outside this state when the person might reasonably have
expected such person to use, consume, or be affected by the goods in this state, provided
that the person also regularly does or solicits business, or engages in any other
persistent course of conduct, or derives substantial revenue from goods used or consumed
or services rendered in this state; (6) Causing tortious injury in this state to any person by an act outside this state
committed with the purpose of injuring persons, when the person might reasonably have
expected that some person would be injured thereby in this state; (7) Causing tortious injury to any person by a criminal act, any element of which takes
place in this state, which the person commits or in the commission of which the person
is guilty of complicity. (8) Having an interest in, using, or possessing real property in this state; (9) Contracting to insure any person, property, or risk located within this state at
the time of contracting. (B) For purposes of this section, a person who enters into an agreement, as a principal,
with a sales representative for the solicitation of orders in this state is transacting
business in this state. As used in this division, “principal” and “sales representative” have the same meanings
as in section 1335.11 of the Revised Code . (C) In addition to a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction under division (A) of
this section, a court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person on any basis
consistent with the Ohio Constitution and the United States Constitution.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2307.382
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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