Before a Court Can Exercise Jurisdiction Over a Defendant, the Court

question 137

Multiple Choice

Before a court can exercise jurisdiction over a defendant, the court must have proof that the defendant was properly notified of the lawsuit.Delivering the summons and complaint to the defendant is referred to as:

• A)Serving the summons
• B)Filing the complaint
• C)Return of service
• D)Service of process

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Definitions:

No Decimal

An instruction or condition specifying that numbers should be represented without fractional components.

ICD-10-PCS

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System; a system used by healthcare providers to code and classify medical procedures.

First Character Alpha

A requirement or condition where the initial character in a sequence must be a letter from the alphabet.

ICD-10-CM

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, a system used in healthcare for coding diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures.