IngridA Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I am contemplating suing a CA which is in NY, I am living in SC....debt was incurred in NY....I was searching this document from the local court's website:http://www.scbar.org/pdf/magbook.pdfOn page 4 it states:"Identify the county where the person lives or company does business that you claim injured or damaged you or your property. You will need to file your lawsuit in that county."Does this mean I have to sue in NY? I always thought you could sue w/in your own jurisdiction....I'm so confused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Attorney Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Check to see if the company is authorized to do businessi in SC. Better if it does. You would allege, anyway, that the harm occurred in SC ( long arm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngridA Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thanks Recov! SC apparently does not regulate collection agencies...is there anyway else I can find out if they are authorized to do business? I guess I would just assume that they are....Would I then say that they are conducting business within the state because they are sending me correspondence through the US mail?I'm just not sure how to write this out in the complaint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Attorney Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 look at the secretary of state's webpage to see if they are authorized to do business in SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngridA Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 look at the secretary of state's webpage to see if they are authorized to do business in SC.Just looked - nothing listed for them....now I'm really at a loss.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof5 Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Actually the SC Dept of Consumer Affairs will help you with CAs.Be careful with saying that the CA is not there....they can be, under a parent name. I had that happen once. Also, in SC, they do not have to register is they do not solicit business from SC based OCs. You would still serve their Registered Agent.If you can't find them on the SOS web page, contact the Dept of Consumer Affairs and they may be able to help you with the registered Agent.Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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