Selected State Long Arm Statutes
Long-arm statutes are laws that provide a statutory basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction by state courts. The following examples provide a cross-section of the different forms that these statutes can take.
Links to official version of state long arm statutes:
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- California: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
- Illinois: www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/Chapters
- Iowa: www.legis.iowa.gov/
- Kansas: ksrevisor.gov/ksa.html
- Minnesota: www.revisor.mn.gov/
- Missouri: revisor.mo.gov/
- New York: www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP
These links were last tested on July 4, 2026.