长臂法 long arm statutes

〈美〉指各种州立法，它规定对非本州岛居民或法人的被告，如果和本州岛存在某种联系(如在本州岛拥有财产、从事商业活动、实施了侵权行为等)，则可通过传票的替代送达〔substituted service of process〕对之行使对人管辖权〔personal jurisdiction〕。如纽约州规定，对非本州岛居民或法人亲自或通过代理人实施下列行为，由此而引起诉讼时，本州岛可适用长臂法对其行使管辖权：1.在本州岛内从事任何商业活动；2.在本州岛内实施除诽谤〔defamation〕以外的侵权行为；3.在本州岛以外实施除诽谤以外的侵权行为，但给本州岛内的人身或财产造成了损害，且该非本州岛居民或法人一贯在本州岛内从事商业活动或从事任何其他持续性的活动，或从本州岛内的财产或服务取得实质性的收益；4.在本州岛拥有、使用或占有不动产。

long-arm statute n. law which gives a local state court jurisdiction over an out-of-state company or individual whose actions caused damage locally or to a local resident. The legal test is whether the out-of-state defendant has contacts within the state which are "sufficiently substantial." An accident or injury within the state usually shows such a substantial contact. This is particularly important when a driver from one state is sued in another state for damages caused by his/her negligence there. It also can be employed if a product shipped from out-of-state fails, explodes or causes damage to a local person who sues in the state where he/she resides. The long-arm statute allows him/her to get local court jurisdiction over the defendant. 以下为具体例句，供参考：

例句1

A long-arm statute is a statute that allows for a court to obtain personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant on the basis of certain acts committed by an out-of-state defendant, provided that the defendant has a sufficient connection with the state. When a court receives has jurisdiction due to a long-arm statute, the court is said to have long-arm jurisdiction.

长臂法是允许法院基于州外被告实施的某些行为获得对州外被告的属人管辖权的法规，前提是被告与国家有充分的联系。当一个法院基于长臂法而获得管辖权时，这个法院被称为具有长期管辖权。

例句2

Typically a long-arm statute will grant a court jurisdiction over a non-resident if the resident has minimum contact within the court's jurisdiction.

通常情况下，如果非居民在法院管辖范围内接触最少，长臂法将授予法院对非居民的管辖权。

例句3

The term “long arm statute” refers to the jurisdiction that one court can have over a defendant corporation that operates outside of the state. Any company that is located in one state, but does business in another, and hires people in yet another, can fall under the long arm statute.

术语“长臂法”指的是一个法院对在州外经营的被告公司的管辖权。任何位于一个州，但在另一个州开展业务，并在另一个州雇佣人员的公司，都可能受到长臂法的管辖。

例句4

For example, the long arm statute would apply to corporations like Walmart. Walmart’s headquarters is situated in Arkansas, but its locations, and those it employs, are located in cities across the country. This means that, according to the long arm statute, customers and employees can institute a lawsuit in their own state. To explore this concept, consider the following long arm statute definition.

例如，长臂法将适用于像沃尔玛这样的公司。沃尔玛的总部位于阿肯色州，但它的地点和员工都位于全国各地的城市。这意味着，根据长臂法，客户和员工可以在自己的州提起诉讼。为了探索该概念，可参考下面的长臂法定义。