Mnemonic Device:

• BaCTeRIa, SEX and MARRIAGE

Explanation: To remember, in Civil Procedure, seven statutory grounds for long-arm jurisdiction, specifically for the State of Missouri.

• B = Business transactions in the state
• C = Contracts made or accepted in the state
• T = Committing a Tort in the state
• R = Possessing Real Estate in the state
• I = Insuring a risk in the state
• Sex = the act of sex in the state near the time of conception of a child
• Marriage = living in marriage in the state