Which is NOT a base of specific jurisdiction?

• A. Domicile
• B. Long-arm jx
• C. Non-resident motorist statute
• D. Consent

Answer: (B)

Specific jurisdiction rests on the defendant’s connection with the forum that relates to the claim. The actual bases you rely on are the defendant’s presence in the forum, the defendant’s consent to being sued there, and the defendant’s minimum contacts that make it fair to adjudicate the dispute in that forum (including statutes like a non-resident motorist law that tie driving activity to jurisdiction). Domicile, on the other hand, is tied to general jurisdiction, not to the claim-specific connection required for a specific-jurisdiction basis. The long-arm statute functions as the authority that allows the court to exercise jurisdiction once those contacts exist, but it isn’t itself a separate base tied to the dispute’s relation to the forum. So the item that isn’t a base of specific jurisdiction, in this framing, is the long-arm jurisdiction.